Dance for Chronic Pain Conditions: A Systematic Review.

Benjamin HickmanFereshteh PourkazemiRoxanna N PebdaniClaire E HillerAlycia Fong Yan

Published in: Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) (2022)

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.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
physical activity
depressive symptoms
neuropathic pain
spinal cord
postoperative pain