Top 5 Fridays! 5 Facts About Exercise Induced Hypoalgesia
EIH has been widely studied in both pain free individuals and persons with persistent pain showing both short term effects initially after one exercise session, with other evidence suggesting longer term higher pain thresholds after consistent activity. 5 Facts About Exercise Induced Hypoalgesia by Cameron Faller Certain central mechanisms exist with the belief that exercise is able to decrease pain by reducing temporal summation and improving conditioned pain modulation. To provide better application in understanding its effect with different contexts, here are 5 known facts that as of date the research supports. 👉Exercise Does Not Need To Be Specific - EIH is able to be reproducible with aerobic, isometric, and dynamic types of exercise. 👉Intensity and Duration are Dependent on Type of Exercise - Pain free individuals experienced greater EIH with the higher intensity in aerobic exercise. Conversely, EIH was greater with low to moderate intensity exercises in individu...