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Single-Point but Not Tonic Cuff Pressure Pain Sensitivity Is Associated with Level of Physical Fitness – A Study of Non-Athletic Healthy Subjects

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  • Dag Lemming
  • Björn Börsbo
  • Anna Sjörs
  • Eva-Britt Lind
  • Lars Arendt-Nielsen
  • Thomas Graven-Nielsen
  • Björn Gerdle

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Exercise is often used for pain rehabilitation but the link between physical activity level and pain sensitivity is still not fully understood. Pressure pain sensitivity to cuff algometry and conditioned pain modulation (CPM) were evaluated in highly active men (n=22), normally active men (n=26), highly active women (n=27) and normally active women (n=23) based on the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire. Cuff pressure pain sensitivity was assessed at the arm and lower leg. The subjects scored the pain intensity on an electronic Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) during ten minutes with 25 kPa constant cuff pressure and two minutes with zero pressure. The maximal VAS score and area under the VAS-curve were extracted. Pressure pain thresholds (PPT) were recorded by manual pressure algometry on the ipsilateral tibialis anterior muscle before, during and after the tonic arm stimulation. Tonic cuff stimulation of the arm and leg resulted in higher VAS peak scores in women compared with men (p

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  • Dag Lemming & Björn Börsbo & Anna Sjörs & Eva-Britt Lind & Lars Arendt-Nielsen & Thomas Graven-Nielsen & Björn Gerdle, 2015. "Single-Point but Not Tonic Cuff Pressure Pain Sensitivity Is Associated with Level of Physical Fitness – A Study of Non-Athletic Healthy Subjects," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(5), pages 1-11, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0125432
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125432
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