Exercise Induced Autonomic Disengagement and Pain in Women Presenting FM and Healthy Women: Analgesia and Blood Pressure

Wentz, Kerstin; Archer, Trevor

doi:10.4172/2471-2701.1000168

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“…Our results indicated there is an association between FMS and hypertension, with 22.5% of the FMS patients having high blood pressure. This finding corresponds with a study by the de Rezende Pena group,13 which found 26.4% of the FMS patients have such an association, as well as other medical studies indicating similar results 21,22. The findings also showed a clear association exists between obesity and FMS among the patients.…”

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<p>Clinical association of vitamin D and serotonin levels among patients with fibromyalgia syndrome</p>

Amin¹,

Abouzeid²,

Ali³

et al. 2019

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Objective: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic disorder associated with severe pain. According to the National Fibromyalgia Association, the prevalence of FMS is between 3% and 6% in the general population, with about 90% of the patients being women. The primary goal of this study was to evaluate the relationship between vitamin D and serotonin levels and FMS severity. Methods: Forty participants with fibromyalgia (mean age: 37.8±9.5 years) were included and had their medical history taken, a physical examination, and laboratory testing in the Rheumatology Department at Al-Ameen Hospital in Taif, Saudi Arabia. The revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR) was used to determine the FMS severity. Results: The results showed that 42.5% of the patients were considered to have mild/moderate fibromyalgia, with the remainder having severe/extreme fibromyalgia. The latter were more likely to have lower serotonin levels. The results showed a significant dose-dependent negative relationship between the serotonin levels and FIQR scores ( P =0.002). However, no significant correlations were found between the vitamin D levels and FIQR scores ( P =0.112). Conclusion: The findings of this study show that the improved health of FMS patients is associated with normal serotonin levels.

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<p>Clinical association of vitamin D and serotonin levels among patients with fibromyalgia syndrome</p>

Amin¹,

Abouzeid²,

Ali³

et al. 2019

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“…In parallel, Riva et al [39] have interpreted an increased resting heart rate in terms of a central attenuation of the major stress systems in FM. This latter interpretation may also be relevant regarding increased resting values regarding both SBPR and diastolic BPR presented by the current study group with FM [40].…”

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“…Duscheks et al [26] concluded that the inverse relationship between blood pressure and pain sensitivity was equally valid across the whole blood pressure spectrum (ranging from hypotension to hypertension). This conclusion relied upon a pioneer comparison between hypotensive and normotensive study groups and according to Wentz and Archer [27] this dynamic embraces also the condition of FM. From public health perspectives, Hagen et al [28] found that a high systolic and diastolic BPR was associated with a 10% to 60% lower prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal complaints irrespective of the anatomical site of pain gender or age group.…”

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Blood pressure in women presenting fibromyalgia as a function of pain and avoidance disparities.

Wentz¹,

Archer²

2017

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Objective: To investigate the relationships between dimensions of PTSD and clinical everyday pain, physiological adaptation to a sub maximal test, i.e. moderate intensity exercise in terms of systolic blood pressure (SBPR) in women with fibromyalgia (FM), and to compare the result to a gender-and age-matched healthy control group. Materials and method: Twenty-two women presenting FM and twenty-six healthy women were education-and age-matched. All the women completed questionnaires regarding background, Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) and the short form health related quality of life instrument SF 36. All the women performed a stepwise load increment submaximal exercise test on a cycle ergometer to the severe perceived exertion level. Systolic blood pressure (SBPR) pressure was recorded before, during and after the test. Results: In comparison to healthy women, the women presenting FM showed higher IES-R values of intrusion, avoidance and hypertension and a tripled impact from clinical pain over 4 weeks. During recovery from the test, the successive decrease in SBPR was smaller in women presenting FM. In both groups the SBPR domain and IES-R domain presented intra correlation. In FM, a correlative link concerned avoidance and SBPR from baseline and through the test. In parallel, hypertension was correlatively linked to SBPR during recovery from the test. Clinical pain correlated with blunted SBPR responses through the test and also during recovery from the test. Conclusion: Both FM and PTSD are known to mirror suboptimal resources in dimensions such as avoidance, hyper-arousal and different ANS regulatory resources. This situation may be manifested by an interplay avoidance and hypertension and SBPR where in turn, both a vigorous a SBPR response and vigorous SBPR recovery after the test relates to less clinical pain. Further examinations regarding this blunted dynamic and clinical pain together may unfold the role of various agents on resting values and response versus recovery, respectively.

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Exercise Induced Autonomic Disengagement and Pain in Women Presenting FM and Healthy Women: Analgesia and Blood Pressure

Cited by 2 publications

References 15 publications

<p>Clinical association of vitamin D and serotonin levels among patients with fibromyalgia syndrome</p>

<p>Clinical association of vitamin D and serotonin levels among patients with fibromyalgia syndrome</p>

Blood pressure in women presenting fibromyalgia as a function of pain and avoidance disparities.

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