A brief 10-minute exercise protocol in chronic pain patients was associated with immediate self-reported antidepressant and anxiolytic effects, but no acute analgesic effect.
Observational (n=28)
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Does a brief 10-minute exercise protocol improve pain, mood, and perceived exertion in a chronic pain population?
A brief 10-minute exercise protocol provides immediate mood benefits and reduces perceived exertion over 3 weeks in chronic pain patients, though it does not acutely reduce pain.
OBJECTIVE: Determining the acute effects of a brief, 10-minute exercise protocol on pain, mood, and perceived exertion. PATIENTS: Twenty-eight subjects who were admitted to the Cleveland Clinic Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program (CPRP), and who were capable of completing an experimenter-designed and controlled treadmill protocol were included in this pilot study. METHODS: A within-group repeated measure analysis was used to compare 28 subjects admitted to the Cleveland Clinic CPRP. Measures of heart rate were obtained using the Nellcor Oximax, pulse oximeter; measures of mood and pain were obtained using a 0-10 Likert scale, and perceived exertion measured with a visual analog scale. Each measure was taken pre- and post-10-minute exercise protocol. RESULTS: The brief exercise protocol was associated with self-report of immediate antidepressant and anxiolytic effects. Additionally, after the 3-week CPRP, self-reports in perceived exertion decreased. Brief exercise was not found to have an acute analgesic effect. CONCLUSION: This preliminary research revealed a temporal association of improvement in self-rated anxiety and depression, following a brief exercise protocol, and over the course of 3 weeks leads to decreased perceived exertion. Therefore suggesting that brief exercise is a safe, nonpharmacologic strategy for immediately improving mood, and has further implications for mortality risk.
Sullivan et al. (Fri,) conducted a observational in Chronic pain (n=28). 10-minute exercise protocol vs. Pre-exercise baseline was evaluated on Pain, mood, and perceived exertion. A brief 10-minute exercise protocol in chronic pain patients was associated with immediate self-reported antidepressant and anxiolytic effects, but no acute analgesic effect.