Prescription of exercises for the treatment of chronic pain along the continuum of nociplastic pain: A systematic review with meta-analysis.
Katherinne Ferro Moura FrancoDorine LenoirYuri Rafael Dos Santos FrancoFelipe José Jandre Dos ReisCristina Maria Nunes CabralMira MeeusPublished in: European journal of pain (London, England) (2020)
The pain mechanism must be considered to optimize exercise prescription in patients with different chronic pain profiles. The main message of this article is that low to moderate intensity global exercises performed for a long period of treatment should be performed in patients with nociplastic pain predominance. Additionally, focused and intense exercises for a short period of treatment can be prescribed for patients with nociceptive pain predominance.