Antinociceptive effects of physical exercise: Indications for chronic pain modulation in endurance runners
H Boecker, A Othman, M Daamen, M Pensel, S Rojas Vega, H Knigge, HK Strüder, L Scheef · Klinische Neurophysiologie · 2014 · Heft 03
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Introduction: Recently, we demonstrated acute modulation of central pain processing in athletes after 2 hours of long-distance running (1), notably, reduced heat pain activation in perigenual anterior cingulate cortex (pgACC), insular cortex, and periacqaeductal gray (PAG). In this study we aimed at investigating chronic modulatory effects of regular exercise on central pain processing. Methods: 39 healthy male volunteers without regular sport activity for at least two preceding years were assigned to either a six-months regular individualized exercise training (EXERCISE) or a non-exercise condition (CONTROL), c…
