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Conditioned Pain Modulation Predicts Exercise-Induced Hypoalgesia In Healthy Adults, Kathy J. Lemley, Sandra K. Hunter, Marie K. Hoeger Bement
Conditioned Pain Modulation Predicts Exercise-Induced Hypoalgesia In Healthy Adults, Kathy J. Lemley, Sandra K. Hunter, Marie K. Hoeger Bement
Exercise Science Faculty Research and Publications
Introduction: Conditioned pain modulation (CPM) is the concept that pain inhibits pain and has potential rehabilitation implications for exercise prescription. The purpose of this study was to determine whether changes in pressure pain perception after a thermal conditioning stimulus (i.e., CPM) was attenuated with aging and whether CPM predicted pain relief after exercise (exercise-induced hypoalgesia (EIH)) in healthy young and older adults.
Methods: Twenty young (21.9 ± 3.3 yr, 10 men) and 19 older (72.0 ± 4.5 yr, 10 men) adults participated in three sessions: one familiarization and two experimental (EIH and CPM) sessions. Pressure pain perception was assessed using …