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Systemic Exercise-Induced Hypoalgesia Following Isometric Exercise Reduces Conditioned Pain Modulation, Ali Alsouhibani, Henrik Bjarke Vaegter, Marie K. Hoeger Bement
Systemic Exercise-Induced Hypoalgesia Following Isometric Exercise Reduces Conditioned Pain Modulation, Ali Alsouhibani, Henrik Bjarke Vaegter, Marie K. Hoeger Bement
Physical Therapy Faculty Research and Publications
Objective
Physically active individuals show greater conditioned pain modulation (CPM) compared with less active individuals. Understanding the effects of acute exercise on CPM may allow for a more targeted use of exercise in the management of pain. This study investigated the effects of acute isometric exercise on CPM. In addition, the between-session and within-session reliability of CPM was investigated.
Design
Experimental, randomized crossover study.
Setting
Laboratory at Marquette University.
Subjects
Thirty healthy adults (19.3±1.5 years, 15 males).
Methods
Subjects underwent CPM testing before and after isometric exercise (knee extension, 30% maximum voluntary contraction for three minutes) and quiet rest in …
Lean Mass Predicts Conditioned Pain Modulation In Adolescents Across Weight Status, Stacy Stolzman, Marie K. Hoeger Bement
Lean Mass Predicts Conditioned Pain Modulation In Adolescents Across Weight Status, Stacy Stolzman, Marie K. Hoeger Bement
Physical Therapy Faculty Research and Publications
Background
There is a wide continuum of conditioned pain modulation (CPM) in adults with older adults experiencing an attenuated CPM response compared with younger adults. Less is known for adolescents and the role of anthropometrics.
Methods
Fifty-six adolescents (15.1 ± 1.8 years; 32 normal weight and 24 overweight/obese; 27 boys) completed in a CPM session that included anthropometric testing. Pressure pain thresholds were measured at the nailbed and deltoid muscle (test stimuli) with the foot submerged in a cool or ice water bath (conditioning stimulus). Weight status, body composition (Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scan), physical activity levels and clinical pain were …