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Exercise and Chronic Pain

Borisovskaya, Anna, Chmelik, Elizabeth, Karnik, Ashwin·2020·Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Abstract

In this chapter, we describe the impact and etiology of chronic pain, the associated changes in the nervous system, and the mechanisms by which exercise may be able to affect and reverse these changes. Evidence for efficacy of exercise in different conditions associated with chronic pain is presented, with focus on chronic low back pain, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and migraines. While the efficacy of exercise and level of evidence supporting it vary in different diseases, exercise has direct and indirect benefits for most patients suffering from chronic pain. Effective exercise regimens include education and cognitive restructuring to promote behavioral activation and reconceptualization of what pain means, with the goal of gradually reversing the vicious cycle of pain, inertia, sedentary behavior, and worsening disability. Long-term, consistent, individualized exercise-based treatment approaches are most likely to result in improvements in pain and function.

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Authors
Borisovskaya, A., Chmelik, E., & Karnik, A.
Affiliations
  • United States Department of Veterans Affairs (US)
  • University of Washington (US)
Corresponding author
Borisovskaya, Anna
Venue
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Published
2020
Volume
1228
Pages
233-253
ISSN
  • 0065-2598 (ISSN-L)
  • 2214-8019
OpenAlex
W3020393887
Cited by
102
References
141
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 25 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 8
FWCI
28.34
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Advances in experimental medicine and biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Treatment
Keywords
physical activity, chronic pain, chronic low back pain, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, migraine, nervous system changes, pain education, cognitive restructuring, behavioral activation, sedentary behavior, disability
MeSH terms
Exercise Therapy, Humans, Exercise, Low Back Pain, Chronic Pain

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