Abstract
Hoeger Bement MK, Sluka KA. Low-intensity exercise reverses chronic muscle pain in the rat in a naloxone-dependent manner. Objective To determine the effects of low-intensity exercise on chronic muscle pain and potential activation of the endogenous opioid system. Design Randomized placebo-controlled trial. Setting Animal laboratory. Animals Sixty-three male Sprague-Dawley rats. Interventions Rats performed a low-intensity exercise protocol for 5 consecutive days after the induction of chronic muscle pain. In a separate experiment, naloxone or saline was administered systemically before 5 low-intensity exercise sessions. Main Outcome Measure Mechanical hyperalgesia was measured using von Frey filaments to determine the mechanical withdrawal threshold. Results Low-intensity exercise increased mechanical withdrawal threshold in the chronic muscle pain model. Naloxone attenuated the antihyperalgesic effects of low-intensity exercise. Conclusions Low-intensity exercise reversed mechanical hyperalgesia in the chronic muscle pain model through activation of the endogenous opioid system.
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