16 weeks of moderate intensity resistance exercise improves strength but is insufficient to alter brain structure in Gulf War Veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a randomized controlled trial
Sixteen weeks of low-to-moderate intensity RET (i) improved musculoskeletal strength and (ii) did not exacerbate symptoms, but (iii) was insufficient to alter brain structure in GWVs with CMP.
Authors
- Jill N. Barnes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6317-4153)
- Dane B. Cook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3992-4820)
- Gunnar A. Roberge
- Stephanie M. Van Riper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6230-0469)
- Jacob V. Ninneman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9330-4104)
- Andrew L. Alexander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2695-768X)
- Doug Dean
- Aaron J. Stegner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0944-0662)
- Laura D. Ellingson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4493-0085)
- Brady A. Riedner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8393-1737)
- Ryan J. Dougherty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8640-9549)
- Patrick J. O’Connor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9249-4938)
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- University of Georgia (US)
- William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital (US)
- Western Oregon University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Neuroscience
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2025.1488397
- Primary Topic
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Waisman Center
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Research and Development