Pain Tolerance in Chronic Pain Patients Seems to be More Associated with Physical Activity than with Depression and Anxiety

• Published in: Journal of rehabilitation medicine Vol. 54; p. jrm00286
• Main Authors: Skogberg, Olof, Karlsson, Linn, Börsbo, Björn, Arendt-Nielsen, Lars, Graven-Nielsen, Thomas, Gerdle, Björn, Bäckryd, Emmanuel, Lemming, Dag
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sweden Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 29.04.2022; Medical Journals Sweden AB; Medical Journals Sweden
• Subjects: Anxiety; Child, Preschool; Chronic Pain; Cohen's d; Cross-Sectional Studies; Cuff pressure pain sensitivity; Depression; Exercise; Health status; Humans; Infant; Male; Mental depression; Original Report; pain assessment; patient-reported outcome measures; Patients; Physical activity; Self report; Self-efficacy; Thresholds; Tolerance; pain assessment; cuff pressure pain sensitivity; patient-reported outcome measures; physical activity

Objective: To explore the associations between habitual self-reported physical activity, pain sensitivity and patient-reported outcomes (including pain intensity) in patients with chronic pain.Design: Cross-sectional, experimental study.Subjects: Patients (n = 78), age range 18–65 years, with differ...