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Evidence suggests Resistance Training maydecreasePain.
15 studies (21 claims)
Moderate consensus
Typical effective dose 22000 (22000–22000) mgacross 1 dosed study
Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high-intensity resistance training (RT) | No effect - did not result in greater improvements | pain | Human | patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) | RT at 70-80% or 40-50% of 1-RM; vitamin D3 at 1200 IU/day. | High-intensity versus low-intensity resistance training in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial.cited 29× |
| dual-task resistance training | Decreases - reduce pain | pain | Human | patients undergoing rehabilitation from elbow fractures | Not specified (12-week program, frequency not detailed). | Dual-Task Resistance Training Improves Strength and Reduces Pain More Than Resistance Exercise Alone in Elbow Fracture Rehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| dual-task resistance training | Decreases - reduced pain more than resistance training alone | pain | Human | patients undergoing rehabilitation from elbow fractures | Not specified (12-week program, frequency not detailed). | Dual-Task Resistance Training Improves Strength and Reduces Pain More Than Resistance Exercise Alone in Elbow Fracture Rehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| traditional resistance training | Decreases - reduce pain | pain | Human | patients undergoing rehabilitation from elbow fractures | Not specified (12-week program, frequency not detailed). | Dual-Task Resistance Training Improves Strength and Reduces Pain More Than Resistance Exercise Alone in Elbow Fracture Rehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| fast-velocity concentric resistance training (FVCRT) program | Decreases - improved in EG | catastrophizing pain | Human | people with multiple sclerosis (MS) | Not specified | Effects of fast-velocity concentric resistance training in people with multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled trial.cited 11× |
| lower limb resistance training | Increases - except the bodily pain dimension | bodily pain dimension | Human | individuals with chronic stroke | Not specified | Effect of lower limb resistance training on ICF components in chronic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs. |
| 12-week low-load resistance training on an isokinetic dynamometer (control) | Decreases - decreased | knee pain | Human | women with risk factors for knee OA | Biweekly low-load resistance training sessions over 12 weeks. | Evaluation of the Combined Application of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation and Volitional Contractions on Thigh Muscle Strength, Knee Pain, and Physical Performance in Women at Risk for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 13× |
| 12-week low-load resistance training on an isokinetic dynamometer (control) | Decreases - decreased | knee pain | Human | control group | Biweekly low-load resistance training sessions over 12 weeks. | Evaluation of the Combined Application of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation and Volitional Contractions on Thigh Muscle Strength, Knee Pain, and Physical Performance in Women at Risk for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 13× |
| Resistance training interventions that focus on core stabilization, lumbar strength and dynamic stability during loading | Decreases - have strong potential to reduce | chronic low back pain (LBP) | Human | amputees | Not specified (elastic resistance bands and bodyweight training, frequency not detailed). | Exercise intervention for unilateral amputees with low back pain: study protocol for a randomised, controlled trial.cited 5× |
| heavy slow resistance training | Increases - pain aggravation | pain | Human | patients with tennis elbow | Not specified | Heavy slow resistance training, radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy or advice for patients with tennis elbow in the Norwegian secondary care: a randomised controlled feasibility trial. |
| individual dietary counselling and a protein-rich oral nutritional supplement twice a day containing 22 g of protein/day and resistance training sessions | Decreases - declined more | Pain score | Human | EX + DI group | Resistance training sessions (frequency not specified) alongside a protein-rich oral nutritional supplement (22 g protein/day, twice daily). | Effects of Postdischarge High-Protein Oral Nutritional Supplements and Resistance Training in Malnourished Surgical Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 2× |
| flywheel resistance training (FWRT) | Increases - improved scores | bodily pain | Molecular | individuals with spinal cord injury | Upper-limb training twice weekly with progressive intensity and volume. | Comparative Effects of Resistance Training Modalities on Mental Health and Quality of Life in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury. |
| resistance training | Decreases - improved | non-cramp pain | Human | patients with cirrhosis | — | Non-pharmacological Interventions for Muscle Cramps and Pain in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review. |
| resistance training | Decreases - reducing | pain | Human | women with fibromyalgia | Progressive loads ranging from 40 to 80% of one-repetition maximum, performed twice weekly. | Effects of resistance training on pain, functionality and quality of life in women with fibromyalgia: A systematic review. |
| resistance training | Decreases - significant improvements were observed | pain | Human | patients with knee and hip OA | Not specified | The Effects of Resistance Training on Pain, Strength, and Function in Osteoarthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. |
| resistance training | Decreases - showed significant improvements | pain | Human | patients with knee and hip OA | Not specified | The Effects of Resistance Training on Pain, Strength, and Function in Osteoarthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. |
| resistance training | Decreases - showed significant improvements | pain | Human | patients with knee OA | Not specified | The Effects of Resistance Training on Pain, Strength, and Function in Osteoarthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. |
| resistance training | Decreases - showed significant improvements | pain | Human | patients with hip OA | Not specified | The Effects of Resistance Training on Pain, Strength, and Function in Osteoarthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. |
| resistance training | Increases - reported pain more often | pain | Human | participants in the resistance training group | Not specified | Conservative interventions for preventing clinically detectable upper-limb lymphoedema in patients who are at risk of developing lymphoedema after breast cancer therapy.cited 73× |
| resistance training | Decreases - low-to-moderate evidence of mainly short-term and small beneficial effects | pain and disability | Human | adults between 18 and 70 years of age suffering from chronic or recurrent LBP for a period of at least 12 weeks | Not specified | Summarizing the effects of different exercise types in chronic low back pain - a systematic review of systematic reviews.cited 27× |
| blood flow restricted resistance training (BFR-RT) | Decreases - elicited significant improvements | pain | Human | people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | No more than three sessions per week, commencing at low-to-moderate intensity | An evaluation of progressive blood flow restricted resistance training and exercise preferences in individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis. |