(296) Exercise-Induced Hypoalgesia in Fibromyalgia: An Anomaly of Clinical and Experimental Pain Assessment

The purpose of this study was to determine the relation between the acute change in experimental and self-reported pain after isometric and dynamic submaximal resistance exercise in people with fibromyalgia. Thirty-four participants (52.5 ±11.9 yr, BMI:31.1±6.1; 32 women) with fibromyalgia completed one familiarization session and two randomized exercise sessions (isometric or dynamic) of the right elbow flexors matched for time, intensity, and duty cycle. Experimental pain was quantified via pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) at the right biceps brachii and quadriceps muscles and mechanical temporal summation (TS) at the index finger before and after exercise.
Source: The Journal of Pain - Category: Materials Science Authors: Source Type: research