TY - JOUR
T1 - Pain complaint-exercise performance relationship in chronic pain
AU - Fordyce, W.
AU - McMahon, R.
AU - Rainwater, G.
AU - Jackins, S.
AU - Questad, K.
AU - Murphy, T.
AU - De Lateur, B.
N1 - Funding Information:
* This paper was supported in part by Grant No. 16-P-56818-0 from the National Institute of Handicapped Research, Department of HEW, Washington, D.C. ** Reprint requests should be addressed to Wilbert E. Fordyce, Ph.D.
PY - 1981/6
Y1 - 1981/6
N2 - Chronic pain patients typically display reduced activity level attributed to pain and implying a positive correlation between exercise or activity and pain complaints. This study correlated observed pain complaints with amount of prescribed exercise performed by chronic pain patients when exercising to tolerance. Patients were in evaluation of earliest stages of multi-modal treatment. Exercises were physician prescribed to assess use of involved body parts and to promote general activity level. Patients were instructed to do exercise repetitions until pain, weakness of fatigue caused them to stop. Patients decided when to stop. Observations of amount of exercise performed were correlated with observed visible or audible indications of pain or suffering (pain behaviors). Results indicate a consistent negative relationship, i.e., the more exercise performed, the fewer the pain behaviors. This finding is contrary to the frequently observed physician prescription with chronic pain to limit exercise when pain increases.
AB - Chronic pain patients typically display reduced activity level attributed to pain and implying a positive correlation between exercise or activity and pain complaints. This study correlated observed pain complaints with amount of prescribed exercise performed by chronic pain patients when exercising to tolerance. Patients were in evaluation of earliest stages of multi-modal treatment. Exercises were physician prescribed to assess use of involved body parts and to promote general activity level. Patients were instructed to do exercise repetitions until pain, weakness of fatigue caused them to stop. Patients decided when to stop. Observations of amount of exercise performed were correlated with observed visible or audible indications of pain or suffering (pain behaviors). Results indicate a consistent negative relationship, i.e., the more exercise performed, the fewer the pain behaviors. This finding is contrary to the frequently observed physician prescription with chronic pain to limit exercise when pain increases.
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U2 - 10.1016/0304-3959(81)90091-9
DO - 10.1016/0304-3959(81)90091-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 7279419
AN - SCOPUS:0019414641
SN - 0304-3959
VL - 10
SP - 311
EP - 321
JO - Pain
JF - Pain
IS - 3
ER -