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- Title
Pain exacerbation following physical activity in adults with diabetic neuropathy: Ecological momentary assessment of foot symptoms.
- Authors
Coombes, Brooke K.; Sierra-Silvestre, Eva; Bisset, Leanne M.; Mielke, Gregore Iven; Ware, Robert S.; Coombes, Jeff S .; Burton, Nicola W.; Coppieters, Michel W.
- Abstract
Background and objective People with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) report fluctuating foot symptoms. This study used ecological momentary assessment to: (1) compare foot symptoms between days, time points and periods with/without preceding physical activity or pain medication; and (2) determine relationships between symptoms and endogenous pain modulation. Methods Ten low-active Australian adults with probable DPN underwent temporal summation of pain (TSP) and conditioned pain modulation (CPM) then completed mobile phone surveys five times daily for seven days, where they recorded the intensity of six foot symptoms and whether they performed physical activity or consumed pain medication in the preceding three hours. Results All foot symptoms except numbness were greater in periods following physical activity, whereas periods following pain medication showed greater shooting pain. TSP showed very large correlations with sensitivity to touch, burning pain, shooting pain and prickling/tingling. Discussion General practitioners should be aware that physical activity might exacerbate symptoms of DPN when encouraging their patients to be active.
- Subjects
FOOT pain; ECOLOGICAL momentary assessments (Clinical psychology); DIABETIC neuropathies; PHYSICAL activity; ADULTS; GENERAL practitioners
- Publication
Australian Journal of General Practice, 2024, Vol 53, Issue 3, p93
- ISSN
2208-794X
- Publication type
Article