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ArticleBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Exploring Pain Reduction through Physical Activity: A Case Study of Seven Fibromyalgia Patients.

Marit Dagny Kristine Jenssen, Elisa Salvi, Egil Andreas Fors, Ole Andreas Nilsen, Phuong Dinh Ngo, Miguel Tejedor, Johan Gustav Bellika, Fred Godtliebsen

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Article in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Marit Dagny Kristine JenssenDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Tromsø-The Arctic University of Norway, NO-9019 Tromsø, Norway.ORCID 0009-0001-4466-9940
Elisa SalviNorwegian Centre for E-Health Research, P.O. Box 35, NO-9038 Tromsø, Norway.
Egil Andreas ForsDepartment of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
Ole Andreas NilsenDepartment of Health and Care Sciences, University of Tromsø-The Arctic University of Norway, NO-9019 Tromsø, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-9975-3576
Phuong Dinh NgoNorwegian Centre for E-Health Research, P.O. Box 35, NO-9038 Tromsø, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-0057-8801
Miguel TejedorDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Tromsø-The Arctic University of Norway, NO-9019 Tromsø, Norway.
Johan Gustav BellikaNorwegian Centre for E-Health Research, P.O. Box 35, NO-9038 Tromsø, Norway.
Fred GodtliebsenDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Tromsø-The Arctic University of Norway, NO-9019 Tromsø, Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-7896-8634

Funding

Northern Norway Regional Health Authority HNF1445-19
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibromyalgia is a chronic disease that affects a considerable fraction of the global population, primarily women. Physical activity is often recommended as a tool to manage the symptoms. In this study, we tried to replicate a positive result of pain reduction through physical activity. After collecting pain and physical activity data from seven women with fibromyalgia, one patient experienced a considerable reduction in pain intensity. According to the patient, the improvement was related to physical activity. Our study was conducted to investigate the replicability of this result through personalized activity recommendations. Out of the other six patients, three experienced a reduction in pain. The remaining three patients did not experience any pain relief. Our results show that two of these were not able to follow the activity recommendations. These results indicate that physical activity may have a positive effect on chronic pain patients. To estimate how effective physical activity can be for this patient group, an intervention with longer follow-ups and larger sample sizes needs to be performed in the future.

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activity trackerdata analysisfibromyalgiaFitbitpatient empowermentpatient-reported dataphysical activity

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PMCPMC11351168

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