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ArticlePain and therapy2022

Physical Activity is Associated with Less Analgesic Use in Women Reporting Headache-A Cross-Sectional Study of the German Migraine and Headache Society (DMKG).

Britta Müller, Charly Gaul, Änne Glass, Olaf Reis, Tim P Jürgens, Peter Kropp, Ruth Ruscheweyh, Andreas Straube, Elmar Brähler, Stefanie Förderreuther and 1 more

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Article in Pain and therapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Britta MüllerInstitute of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Rostock University Medical Center, Gehlsheimer Str. 20, 18147, Rostock, Germany. britta.mueller@med.uni-rostock.de.
Charly GaulHeadache Center Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
Änne GlassInstitute for Biostatistics and Informatics in Medicine and Ageing Research, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany.
Olaf ReisClinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany.
Tim P JürgensDepartment of Neurology, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany.
Peter KroppInstitute of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Rostock University Medical Center, Gehlsheimer Str. 20, 18147, Rostock, Germany.
Ruth RuscheweyhDepartment of Neurology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Andreas StraubeDepartment of Neurology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Elmar BrählerIntegrated Research and Treatment Center (IFB) Adiposity Diseases, Behavioral Medicine, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany.
Stefanie FörderreutherDepartment of Neurology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Thomas DreslerDepartment of Psychiatry & Psychotherapy, Tübingen Center for Mental Health, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
University of Rostock · DELudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DECardiovascular Center Frankfurt · DEUniversity Children's Hospital Tübingen · DEUniversity Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe aim of this analysis is to determine whether regular physical activity is associated with less analgesic use in men and women suffering from headache disorders based on population-based cross-sectional data.

methodsWe used data from a random general population sample in Germany that comprised 2477 participants aged ≥ 14 years. A standardized questionnaire addressing headache and headache treatment was filled in during the face-to-face survey.

resultsThirty-nine percent of the participants reported headache. Of these, 37.5% of men and 33.6% of women were physically active. Of the participants with headache, 43.3% reported taking analgesics on < 2 days a month, 40.7% on 2-5 days a month, 10.1% on 6-10 days a month, and 5.9% on > 10 days a month. Frequent headache, severe impact of headache on daily life, and depressive symptoms were associated with higher analgesic use in both men and women. For women, physical inactivity was associated with the frequency of analgesic use adjusted for sociodemographic and headache-related variables. For men, results did not suggest any association between physical inactivity and frequency of analgesic use.

conclusionsThere are both sex-unspecific and sex-specific factors associated with analgesic use among men and women with headache. In women with increased analgesic use, promoting physical activity may reduce analgesic use. For men, education about the therapeutic effects of physical activity for headaches is an important resource.

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Analgesic useHeadachePhysical activity

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