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 …

[HTML][HTML] Exercise and neuropathic pain: a general overview of preclinical and clinical research

BN Leitzelar, KF Koltyn - Sports medicine-open, 2021 - Springer
Neuropathic pain is a disease of the somatosensory system that is characterized by tingling,
burning, and/or shooting pain. Medication is often the primary treatment, but it can be costly …

Regular exercise reverses sensory hypersensitivity in a rat neuropathic pain model: role of endogenous opioids

NJ Stagg, HP Mata, MM Ibrahim… - The Journal of the …, 2011 - pubs.asahq.org
Background Exercise is often prescribed as a therapy for chronic pain. Short-term exercise
briefly increases the production of endogenous analgesics, leading to transient …

Inflammation-induced decrease in voluntary wheel running in mice: a nonreflexive test for evaluating inflammatory pain and analgesia

EJ Cobos, N Ghasemlou, D Araldi, D Segal, K Duong… - PAIN®, 2012 - Elsevier
Inflammatory pain impacts adversely on the quality of life of patients, often resulting in motor
disabilities. Therefore, we studied the effect of peripheral inflammation induced by …

Regular physical activity prevents development of chronic pain and activation of central neurons

KA Sluka, JM O'Donnell, J Danielson… - Journal of applied …, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a significant health problem and is associated with
increases in pain during acute physical activity. Regular physical activity is protective …

Role of brainstem serotonin in analgesia produced by low-intensity exercise on neuropathic pain after sciatic nerve injury in mice

F Bobinski, TAA Ferreira, MM Córdova… - Pain, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Physical exercise is a low-cost, safe, and efficient intervention for the reduction of
neuropathic chronic pain in humans. However, the underlying mechanisms for how exercise …

[HTML][HTML] The interplay between oxidative stress, exercise, and pain in health and disease: potential role of autonomic regulation and epigenetic mechanisms

J Hendrix, J Nijs, K Ickmans, L Godderis, M Ghosh… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Oxidative stress can be induced by various stimuli and altered in certain conditions,
including exercise and pain. Although many studies have investigated oxidative stress in …

Interleukin-4 mediates the analgesia produced by low-intensity exercise in mice with neuropathic pain

F Bobinski, JM Teixeira, KA Sluka, ARS Santos - Pain, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Peripheral nerve injury (PNI) activates the immune system, resulting in increased
proinflammatory cytokines at the site of injury and in the spinal cord dorsal horn. Exercise …

Exercise training attenuates neuropathic pain and cytokine expression after chronic constriction injury of rat sciatic nerve

YW Chen, YT Li, YC Chen, ZY Li… - Anesthesia & …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: The underlying mechanism of exercise on neuropathic pain is not well
understood. We investigated whether physical exercise regulates the functional recovery …

Prior voluntary wheel running attenuates neuropathic pain

PM Grace, TJ Fabisiak, SM Green-Fulgham… - Pain, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Exercise is known to exert a systemic anti-inflammatory influence, but whether its effects are
sufficient to protect against subsequent neuropathic pain is underinvestigated. We report …