Should exercises be painful in the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Smith, Benjamin; Hendrick, Paul; O. Smith, Toby; Bateman, Marcus; Moffatt, Fiona; Skovdal Rathleff, Michael; Selfe, James; Logan, Pip

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2016-097383

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Should exercises be painful in the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Published in British Journal of Sports Medicine • Jun 8, 2017

Authors:

Benjamin Smith

Paul Hendrick

Toby O. Smith

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Chronic musculoskeletal disorders are a prevalent and costly global health issue. A new form of exercise therapy focused on loading and resistance programmes that temporarily aggravates a patient's pain has been proposed. The object of this review was to compare the effect of exercises w...

Subject

Meta-analysis

Medicine

Musculoskeletal pain

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