The effect of exercise intensity on exercise-induced hypoalgesia in cancer survivors: A randomized crossover trial.

ABSTRACT: Pain is experienced by people with cancer during treatment and in survivorship. Exercise can have an acute hypoalgesic effect (exercise-induced hypoalgesia; EIH) in healthy individuals and some chronic pain states. However, EIH, and the moderating effect of exercise intensity, has not been investigated in cancer survivors. This study examined the effect of low- and high-intensity aerobic exercise on EIH in cancer survivors after a single exercise session as well as a brief period of exercise training (2-weeks, three exercise sessions per week). Participants (N = 19) were randomized to low- (30%-40% Heart Rate Reserve (HRR) or high- (60%-70% HRR) intensity stationary cycling for 15-20 min. Pressure pain thresholds (PPT) were assessed over the rectus femoris and biceps brachii before and aft

SUBMITTER: Clifford BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8488554 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature