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ReviewCellular and molecular neurobiology2026

Mechanisms and Clinical Application Progress of Exercise in the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain.

Xiangmiao Li, Jinzhu Bai

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Review in Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Xiangmiao LiSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, 10 Jiaomen North Road, Fengtai District, Beijing, China.
Jinzhu BaiSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, 10 Jiaomen North Road, Fengtai District, Beijing, China. baijinzhu@126.com.

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Beijing Science and Technology Planning Project Z241100007724002
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Abstract

Neuropathic pain has a complex pathogenesis and poses significant treatment challenges. In recent years, exercise has garnered increasing attention as a nonpharmacological intervention for the management of neuropathic pain. This review systematically examines the research progress on the neurobiological mechanisms of exercise in the treatment of neuropathic pain, including its effects on improving neuroinflammation, alleviating oxidative stress, modulating neuroplasticity, influencing the descending pain modulation system, and regulating gene expression and epigenetic modifications. Additionally, this review summarizes the application and therapeutic effects of various exercise interventions in different types of neuropathic pain, such as neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury, chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and neuropathic pain in multiple sclerosis, on the basis of current clinical research. It also explores future research directions and trends in this field. By integrating basic research and clinical evidence, this review aims to provide a theoretical basis and practical guidance for exercise therapy in patients with neuropathic pain. Although existing evidence supports the analgesic potential of exercise, future high-quality clinical studies are needed to optimize individualized exercise prescriptions and further explore its molecular and neural circuit mechanisms.

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ExerciseExercise TherapyNeuralgiaAnimalsHumansClinical evidenceExerciseExercise therapyMechanismNeuropathic pain

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