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The association between daily physical exercise and pain among women with fibromyalgia: the moderating role of pain catastrophizing.
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- The potential impact of exercise on affect and neuroinflammation in older adults living with fibromyalgia: a scoping review.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
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- Pressure point: blood flow restriction exercise and the pain paradox in musculoskeletal injury and persistent pain populations-a narrative review.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Physical activity level and health-related quality of life in adults with multiple osteochondromas: a Dutch cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The efficacy of a clustered group-based acceptance and commitment therapy for patients with chronic pain - a randomized controlled semi-crossover trial.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2025Article
- Effect of Physical Activity on Chronic Widespread Pain: Insights From Meta-Analysis and Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Exploring Pain Reduction through Physical Activity: A Case Study of Seven Fibromyalgia Patients.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Exploring the effects of fitbit incentive on treatment outcomes in veterans undergoing intensive pain rehabilitation program.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2024Article
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- Characteristics Associated with Self-Reported Exercise among US Adults Age ≥50 Years with Self-Reported Pain in the Past Four Weeks Who Used an Opioid.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Pain-Related Worrying and Goal Preferences Determine Walking Persistence in Women with Fibromyalgia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Impact of Wearable Technologies in Health Research: Scoping Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Article
- The Use of Consumer Wearable Physical Activity Monitors in Clinical Populations with Functional Limitations.Journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation (Wilmington, Del.) · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionFibromyalgia (FM) is a condition marked by widespread chronic pain and an array of somatic and psychological symptoms. The primary objective of this study was to explore daily associations between physical activity and pain intensity among a sample of women with FM and the potential moderation of this association by pain catastrophizing.
methodsWomen with FM (N = 107) completed questionnaires assessing pain, FM symptoms, and psychological measures and were then asked to report their levels of daily pain catastrophizing, physical activity, and pain intensity once per day for a period of 1 week using daily electronic diary-based tracking. In addition, objective measures of physical activity were collected using an activity tracker (Fitbit Flex), which measured step counts. Daily self-report physical activity was used as the independent variable and pain intensity (Brief Pain Inventory) was the outcome, whereas daily pain catastrophizing was tested in the model as the potential moderator.
resultsModeration analyses demonstrated associations between physical activity and pain intensity, which were moderated by patient's level of catastrophizing (B = 0.003, SE = 0.001,
conclusionsOur findings suggest that increases in daily physical activity is associated with more self-reported pain intensity in women with FM pain, particularly among those with higher levels of pain catastrophizing.
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