Exercise-induced pain threshold modulation in healthy subjects: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Kevin Pacheco-BarriosAnna Carolyna GianlorençoRoberto MachadoMarcos QueirogaHuiyan ZengEmad ShaikhYiling YangBeatriz NogueiraLuis Castelo-BrancoFelipe Fregni

Published in: Principles and practice of clinical research (2015) (2020)

This meta-analysis provides evidence of small to moderate effects of exercise on PT in healthy subjects, being even higher for moderate strength exercise and in women. These results support the idea of modulation of the endogenous pain system due to exercise and highlight the need of clinical translation to chronic pain population.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
high intensity
pain management
systematic review
resistance training
physical activity
neuropathic pain
metabolic syndrome
randomized controlled trial
spinal cord
skeletal muscle