Journal article
Differential relationships between physical activity and pain phenotypes in individuals with spinal cord injury
The journal of spinal cord medicine
25 Apr 2024
PMID: 38661677
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Abstract
Chronic pain affects 70% of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and leads to declines in health and quality of life. Neuropathic and nociceptive pain are phenotypes derived from different mechanisms that contribute to pain perception. The objective of this research was to investigate differential pain responses to moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in two chronic pain phenotypes: neuropathic and nociceptive pain.
Community-based physical activity levels were collected for one week in 17 individuals with SCI using a wrist-worn accelerometer, and daily pain ratings were assessed and categorized by phenotype. Physical activity levels were summarized to calculate minutes of MVPA. Correlational analyses were conducted to compare relationships between pain intensity and MVPA across individual participants and between pain phenotype groups.
The neuropathic pain group revealed significant negative correlation between MVPA and pain intensity. In the nociceptive pain group, there was no significant correlation between MVPA and pain intensity. Further analysis revealed two subgroups of positive (
= 4) and negative (
= 3) correlations between MVPA and pain intensity. Pain location differed between the subgroups of nociceptive pain. Individuals with negative correlation experienced neck and upper back pain, whereas individuals with positive correlation experienced unilateral upper extremity pain.
Differential relationships exist between pain phenotypes and MVPA in individuals with SCI. Pain location differed between the subgroups of nociceptive pain, which we presume may indicate the presence of nociplastic pain in some individuals. These results may contribute to the advancement of personalized pain management by targeting non-pharmacological interventions for specific pain phenotypes.
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT05236933..
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- Title
- Differential relationships between physical activity and pain phenotypes in individuals with spinal cord injury
- Creators
- Alexandra Canori - Temple UniversityDonna L Coffman - University of South CarolinaW Geoffrey Wright - Temple UniversityMargaret A Finley - Drexel UniversityShivayogi V Hiremath - Temple University
- Publication Details
- The journal of spinal cord medicine
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Physical Therapy (and Rehabilitation Sciences)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001208210400001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85191341922
- Other Identifier
- 991021870237904721
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- Clinical Neurology