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Perception of pain after resistance exercise

K F Koltyn1, R W Arbogast

  • 1University of Wisconsin, USA.

British Journal of Sports Medicine
|April 30, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Resistance exercise significantly increases pain threshold and lowers pain ratings. This single bout of exercise also impacts heart rate, blood pressure, and body awareness, demonstrating its effect on pain perception.

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Area of Science:

  • Exercise Physiology
  • Pain Perception Research
  • Human Physiology

Background:

  • Pain management is a significant clinical challenge.
  • Understanding non-pharmacological pain interventions is crucial.
  • Resistance exercise is a widely accessible physical activity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of resistance exercise on pain threshold and pain ratings.
  • To investigate secondary effects on state anxiety, body awareness, and cardiovascular responses.

Main Methods:

  • Participants underwent a pain stimulation test (3 kg force) before and after resistance exercise or quiet rest.
  • Resistance exercise involved 45 minutes of lifting at 75% of one-repetition maximum.
  • Physiological and psychological measures were recorded at specific time points post-intervention.

Main Results:

  • Resistance exercise significantly elevated pain threshold (p<0.05).
  • Pain ratings were significantly reduced five minutes post-exercise (p<0.05).
  • Associated changes observed in heart rate, systolic blood pressure, and body awareness.

Conclusions:

  • A single session of resistance exercise can alter the perception of experimentally induced pain.
  • Resistance exercise demonstrates potential as a non-pharmacological approach to pain modulation.

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