Chronic Pain, Brain and Physical Activity
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 4139
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Interests: heart rate variability; EEG, exercise; chronic pain; psychophysiology; exergames
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Interests: chronic pain; physical activity interventions
Interests: health-related quality of life; health promotion; health education; physical and sports activities as a strategy to promote a healthy society; physical activity interventions; exercise training physical exercise; physical health; assessment of physical capacity; health; quality of life in groups of subjects and active lifestyle (elderly; children, type 2 diabetes, Parkinson’s, etc.); balance and muscle strength; rehabilitation; osteoporosis; fall prevention; validity and reliability of physical fitness testing; active tourism; outdoor behavioral healthcare; wilderness therapy; forest bathing; shinrin-yoku
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Dear Colleagues,
Chronic pain has been recognized as pain that persists passed the normal healing time for more than 3 to 6 months. It is estimated that 20% of people worldwide suffered from chronic pain. There are several health conditions that may lead to chronic pain; thus, these disorders have been classified into seven categories: (1) chronic primary pain; (2) chronic cancer pain; (3) chronic posttraumatic and postsurgical pain; (4) chronic neuropathic pain; (5) chronic headache and orofacial pain; (6) chronic visceral pain; (7) chronic musculoskeletal pain.
Non‐pharmacological approaches, such as psychological or physical, have been investigated. In this regard, physical activity has been demonstrated to be effective in managing chronic pain. However, further studies are needed to deeply explore the effects of physical activity on this complex disorder. Furthermore, there are some chronic health conditions, such as fibromyalgia, where the etiology is already unknown. Therefore, studies that investigate the physiological mechanism behind these conditions are needed.
Thus, papers on this topic are invited for this Special Issue, especially those that study the effects of physical activity on chronic pain conditions and/or brain, studies that explore the etiology of chronic pain conditions, investigations that explore the effects of complementary or alternative physical activity modalities. The following formats are accepted: study protocols, longitudinal studies, cross-sectional studies, case reports, qualitative studies, systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Dr. Santos Villafaina
Dr. Jesús Morenas Martín
Dr. Cristina Maestre Cascales
Prof. Dr. José Carmelo Adsuar Sala
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pain
- health promotion
- quality of life
- physical activity
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