SynthesisPain medicine (Malden, Mass.)2022
Dance for Chronic Pain Conditions: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05993663 (Museums as Health Spaces), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Museums as Health Spaces: Design and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of an Arts in Health Intervention to Improve the Quality of Life and Functional Capacity Regarding the Pain of People With Fibromyalgia. Mixed Methodology Study.
Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.
- Is dancing an effective intervention for fat loss? A systematic review and meta-analysis of dance interventions on body composition.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Dance as a double-edged sword: physiological adaptations, injury risks and therapeutic potential.RMD open · 2026Review
- Effects of a Strength and Creative Dance Intervention on Brain Electrical Activity, Heart Rate Variability, and Dual-Task Performance in Women with Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Culturally and regionally relevant physical activity for public health promotion in a global context: nature of the evidence and definition development from a narrative review.BMJ public health · 2026Review
- Effects of an additional multimodal intervention (MultiMove) during inpatient rehabilitation on clinical and functional outcomes in patients with chronic low back pain- a pilot trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Healing synchrony? potential benefits of interpersonal synchrony for chronic pain management.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Dance-based interventions in clinical populations: not all are the same.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Effects of BiodanzaJournal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Functional neurological disorder, physical activity and exercise: What we know and what we can learn from comorbid disorders.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2024Review
- Increasing Physical, Emotional, and Social Wellbeing in Adolescents Following a Multi-Week Indian Classical Dance Program: Results From a Single-Arm Pilot Study.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesGlobally, 20-25% of people will experience chronic pain in their lifetimes. Dance is a physical activity with psychosocial benefits that might positively impact pain. This review aimed to investigate the effect of dance interventions on the experience of pain by quantitative measures and qualitative themes.
methodsSeven major databases were searched from inception to January 2021. Two independent reviewers screened articles at each stage. Qualitative and quantitative studies were included if the dance interventions lasted more than 6 weeks, participants reported pain of duration longer than 3 months, and pain was an outcome of the study. All articles were critically appraised with appropriate Joanna Briggs Institute tools, and data were collated through the use of results-based convergent synthesis.
resultsFrom 23,628 articles, 34 full papers were included, with a total of 1,254 participants (75.2% female). Studies predominantly investigated individuals with fibromyalgia (26%) and generalized chronic pain (14%), with aerobic dance (20.7%) and Biodanza (20.7%) being the most common dance genres investigated. Overall, 74% of studies noted either reduced pain through quantitative pain measures or qualitative themes of improved pain experience (88% for chronic primary pain and 80% for chronic secondary musculoskeletal pain). DISCUSSION: There were positive effects of dance on chronic primary and secondary musculoskeletal pain across diverse populations. A variety of study designs and interventions noted improved pain measures and themes around pain coping and acceptance, with all dance therapies showing improvements, particularly when performed for 60-150 minutes' duration weekly. Dance should be considered as an effective adjunct in the management of chronic pain.
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