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Ahlberg, Sofia

doi:10.1057/9780230281264_13

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“…A condition with chronic musculoskeletal pain may be referred to as chronic primary pain4 and should be seen as a disease in its own right 5. Chronic musculoskeletal pain can negatively affect physical movement and functioning, sleep, social interaction, quality of life and work ability,6 in essence all domains of life.…”

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“…From this active inference view of chronic pain, it is understandable that a biopsychosocial approach has gained traction in the treatment of chronic pain conditions,6 33–35 since such interdisciplinary treatment delivered by a team of allied health professionals involves a combination of physical activity and exercise, psychological interventions, pharmaceutical treatments and patient education all acting as active inference33 enabling a return to less painful states.…”

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Acute exercise as active inference in chronic musculoskeletal pain, effects on gait kinematics and muscular activity in patients and healthy participants: a study protocol for a randomised controlled laboratory trial

et al. 2023

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IntroductionChronic musculoskeletal pain is a highly prevalent, complex and distressing condition that may negatively affect all domains of life. In view of an active inference framework, and resting on the concept of allostasis, human movement per se becomes a prerequisite for health and well-being while chronic pain becomes a sign of a system unable to attenuate an allostatic load. Previous studies on different subgroups of chronic pain conditions have demonstrated alterations in gait kinematics and muscle activity, indicating shared disturbances in the motor system from long-term allostatic load. We hypothesise that such alterations exist in heterogenous populations with chronic musculoskeletal pain, and that exposure to acute and controlled exercise may attenuate these alterations. Therefore, the main aim of this study is to investigate the acute effects of exercise on gait kinematics and activity of the back and neck muscles during diverse walking conditions in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain compared with a reference sample consisting of healthy participants.Methods and analysisThis two-sample two-armed parallel randomised controlled laboratory trial will include 40 participants with chronic musculoskeletal pain (>3 months) and 40 healthy participants. Participants will be randomly allocated to either 30 min of aerobic exercise or rest. Primary outcomes are gait kinematics (walking speed, step frequency, stride length, lumbar rotation, gait stability) and muscular activity (spatial and temporal) of the back and neck during diverse walking conditions. Secondary outcomes are variability of gait kinematics and muscle activity and subjective pain ratings assessed regularly during the trial.Ethics and disseminationThe study has been approved by the Regional Ethics Review Board in Uppsala, Sweden (#2018/307). Findings will be disseminated via conference presentations, publications in peer-reviewed journals and engagement with patient support groups and clinicians.Trial registration numberNCT03882333.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%