Comparing the Effects of Upper and Lower Body Resistance Training on Pain Sensitivity

University of Central Florida

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Other: Upper Body Resistance Exercise; Other: Lower Body Resistance Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05985382

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Details and patient eligibility

About

Resistance exercise may immediately lessen the perception of pain. The purpose of this study is compare the effects of an upper body exercise to a lower body exercise on the perception of pain (pressure pain threshold).

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• pain free

Exclusion criteria

• non-English speaking
• regular use of prescription pain medications
• current or history of chronic pain condition
• currently taking blood-thinning medication
• any blood clotting disorder
• medical conditions known to affect sensation, such as: uncontrolled diabetes or neurological conditions
• any contraindication to the application of ice, including: uncontrolled hypertension, cold urticaria, cryoglobulinemia, paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria, circulatory compromise
• not physically ready to exercise without a medical exam as indicated by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire Plus (PAR-Q+)
• surgery, injury, or fracture within the past 6 months
• unable to perform exercise portions of the study
• unable to attend three sessions
• pregnant

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Lower Body Resistance Exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will perform a leg extension exercise with weight that is 75% of their estimated 1-repetition maximum (1-RM) for 3 sets of 10 repetitions.

Treatment:

Other: Lower Body Resistance Exercise

Upper Body Resistance Exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will perform a shoulder press with weight that is 75% of their estimated 1-repetition maximum (1-RM) for 3 sets of 10 repetitions.

Treatment:

Other: Upper Body Resistance Exercise