Effect of Physical Activity on Chronic Widespread Pain: Insights From Meta-Analysis and Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization
PA interventions are beneficial for reducing pain perception and mood disorders and enhancing the quality of life of patients with CWP. A treatment course of approximately three months is preferable, with Ba-Duan-Jin potentially more effective than other PAs, and high-intensity PA offers the most significant protective effect against CWP.
Authors
- Qingguang Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1392-2381)
- Chongjie Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6814-2238)
- Sizheng Steven Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3558-7353)
- Jun Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8589-3810)
- Jiming Tao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1427-9860)
- Min Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5241-6460)
- Lingjun Kong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6854-4202)
- Jingxian Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0222-1213)
- Pingping Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4996-9512)
- Yuchen Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6460-8680)
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Yueyang Hospital (CN)
- Shuguang Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pain Research
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/jpr.s505397
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.41
Funders
- Pain Relief Foundation
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Manchester Biomedical Research Centre