SynthesisBMC musculoskeletal disorders2024
The effectiveness of a combined exercise and psychological treatment programme on measures of nervous system sensitisation in adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain - a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- "Transforming Pain": Evaluation of a Multicomponent Workshop for the Treatment of Chronic Pain-A Quasi-Experimental Design with Control Group.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Frozen Shoulder Is More Than Local Pain: Widespread Sensory Hyperalgesia or Hypoesthesia?European journal of pain (London, England) · 2026Observational
- Psychological and Behavioral Predictors of Postpartum Lumbopelvic Pain: A Multivariate Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Effectiveness and Safety of Tuina Therapy Combined With Yijinjing Exercise for Neck Pain: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Respiratory muscle training reduces painful swallowing and opioid use during radiation therapy for head and neck cancer: a matched pair analysis.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Clinical Aspects of Mental Imagery in Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementia: A Review of Cognitive, Motor, and Emotional Interventions.Brain sciences · 2025Review
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- Treatment Modalities for Aromatase Inhibitor-Associated Musculoskeletal Syndrome (AIMSS): A Scoping Review of Prospective Treatment Studies.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundQuantitative sensory testing (QST) offers information regarding underlying mechanisms contributing to chronic pain (CP) in adults with musculoskeletal disorders. This review examined the use of QST measures in adults with CP following participation in a combined exercise and psychological intervention.
methodsThe review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. Five databases were searched from inception to November 2022. All study designs which evaluated the effects of a combined exercise and psychological treatment on measures of nervous system sensitivity in adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain were included.
resultsA total of 13 studies met the selection criteria, 10 of which were included in a meta-analysis. Local pressure pain thresholds were the most frequently used measure (n = 12 studies). Meta-analysis revealed statistically significantly improvements in favour of the combined exercise and psychological intervention group, compared to a control group, for local pressure pain threshold measures [SMD = 0.44, 95% CI 0.08-0.81, I
conclusionsThe results suggest that a combined exercise and psychological intervention may lead to greater improvements in local pressure pain threshold, pain intensity and Central Sensitisation Inventory scores when compared to a control intervention in adults with CP, however these findings must be interpreted with caution as a large degree of heterogeneity was present in these results (I
trial registrationThis systematic review is registered with PROSPERO, ID Number CRD42022380464.
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