Abstract
The aim of the current study was to examine the relationship between pain modulatory capacity and endurance exercise performance. Twenty-seven recreationally active males between 18 and 35 years of age participated in the study. Pain modulation was assessed by examining the inhibitory effect of a noxious conditioning stimulus (cuff occlusion) on the perceived intensity of a second noxious stimulus (pressure pain threshold). Participants completed two, maximal voluntary contractions followed by a submaximal endurance time task. Both performance tasks involved an isometric contraction of the non-dominant leg. The main analysis uncovered a correlation between pain modulatory capacity and performance on the endurance time task (r = −.425, p =.027), such that those with elevated pain modulation produced longer endurance times. These findings are the first to demonstrate the relationship between pain modulation responses and endurance exercise performance.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 300-312 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Research in Sports Medicine |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
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Examining the relationship between endogenous pain modulation capacity and endurance exercise performance. / FLOOD, Andrew; WADDINGTON, Gordon; CATHCART, Stuart.
In: Research in Sports Medicine, Vol. 25, No. 3, 2017, p. 300-312.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Examining the relationship between endogenous pain modulation capacity and endurance exercise performance
AU - FLOOD, Andrew
AU - WADDINGTON, Gordon
AU - CATHCART, Stuart
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The aim of the current study was to examine the relationship between pain modulatory capacity and endurance exercise performance. Twenty-seven recreationally active males between 18 and 35 years of age participated in the study. Pain modulation was assessed by examining the inhibitory effect of a noxious conditioning stimulus (cuff occlusion) on the perceived intensity of a second noxious stimulus (pressure pain threshold). Participants completed two, maximal voluntary contractions followed by a submaximal endurance time task. Both performance tasks involved an isometric contraction of the non-dominant leg. The main analysis uncovered a correlation between pain modulatory capacity and performance on the endurance time task (r = −.425, p =.027), such that those with elevated pain modulation produced longer endurance times. These findings are the first to demonstrate the relationship between pain modulation responses and endurance exercise performance.
AB - The aim of the current study was to examine the relationship between pain modulatory capacity and endurance exercise performance. Twenty-seven recreationally active males between 18 and 35 years of age participated in the study. Pain modulation was assessed by examining the inhibitory effect of a noxious conditioning stimulus (cuff occlusion) on the perceived intensity of a second noxious stimulus (pressure pain threshold). Participants completed two, maximal voluntary contractions followed by a submaximal endurance time task. Both performance tasks involved an isometric contraction of the non-dominant leg. The main analysis uncovered a correlation between pain modulatory capacity and performance on the endurance time task (r = −.425, p =.027), such that those with elevated pain modulation produced longer endurance times. These findings are the first to demonstrate the relationship between pain modulation responses and endurance exercise performance.
KW - CPM
KW - Conditioned pain modulation
KW - isometric exercise
KW - pain inhibition
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U2 - 10.1080/15438627.2017.1314291
DO - 10.1080/15438627.2017.1314291
M3 - Article
VL - 25
SP - 300
EP - 312
JO - Sports Medicine, Training and Rehabilitation
JF - Sports Medicine, Training and Rehabilitation
SN - 1543-8627
IS - 3
ER -