[HTML][HTML] A new aspect of chronic pain as a lifestyle-related disease

E Senba, K Kami - Neurobiology of pain, 2017 - Elsevier
Physical exercise has been established as a low-cost, safe, and effective way to manage
chronic intractable pain. We investigated the underlying mechanisms of exercise-induced …

Brain mechanisms of exercise-induced hypoalgesia: to find a way out from “fear-avoidance belief”

K Kami, F Tajima, E Senba - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
It is well known that exercise produces analgesic effects (exercise-induced hypoalgesia
(EIH)) in animal models and chronic pain patients, but the brain mechanisms underlying …

Involvement of mesolimbic dopaminergic network in neuropathic pain relief by treadmill exercise: A study for specific neural control with Gi-DREADD in mice

K Wakaizumi, T Kondo, Y Hamada, M Narita… - Molecular …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Exercise alleviates pain and it is a central component of treatment strategy for
chronic pain in clinical setting. However, little is known about mechanism of this exercise …

Plastic changes in amygdala subregions by voluntary running contribute to exercise-induced hypoalgesia in neuropathic pain model mice

K Kami, F Tajima, E Senba - Molecular Pain, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Physical exercise has been established as a low-cost, safe, and effective way to manage
chronic pain, but exact mechanisms underlying such exercise-induced hypoalgesia (EIH) …

Activation of mesolimbic reward system via laterodorsal tegmental nucleus and hypothalamus in exercise-induced hypoalgesia

K Kami, F Tajima, E Senba - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine (DA) neurons are the primary source of dopamine
in target structures that constitute the mesolimbic reward system. Previous studies …

Does exercise increase or decrease pain? Central mechanisms underlying these two phenomena

LV Lima, TSS Abner, KA Sluka - The Journal of physiology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Exercise is an integral part of the rehabilitation of patients suffering a variety of chronic
musculoskeletal conditions, such as fibromyalgia, chronic low back pain and myofascial …

Dysfunctional endogenous analgesia during exercise in patients with chronic pain: to exercise or not to exercise?

J Nijs, E Kosek, J Van Oosterwijck… - Pain physician, 2012 - repository.uantwerpen.be
Background: Exercise is an effective treatment for various chronic pain disorders, including
fibromyalgia, chronic neck pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and chronic low back …

Improvements in impaired GABA and GAD65/67 production in the spinal dorsal horn contribute to exercise-induced hypoalgesia in a mouse model of neuropathic …

K Kami, S Taguchi, MS, F Tajima, E Senba - Molecular pain, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Physical exercise effectively attenuates neuropathic pain, and multiple events
including the inhibition of activated glial cells in the spinal dorsal horn, activation of the …

Exercise-induced hypoalgesia: potential mechanisms in animal models of neuropathic pain

K Kami, F Tajima, E Senba - Anatomical science international, 2017 - Springer
Physical exercise, such as forced treadmill running and swimming, can sufficiently improve
mechanical allodynia and heat hyperalgesia in animal models of neuropathic pain (NPP) …

Exercise therapy normalizes BDNF upregulation and glial hyperactivity in a mouse model of neuropathic pain

C Almeida, A DeMaman, R Kusuda, F Cadetti… - Pain, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Treatment of neuropathic pain is a clinical challenge likely because of the time-
dependent changes in many neurotransmitter systems, growth factors, ionic channels …