I am a
Home I AM A Search Login

Papers of the Week


Papers: 18 Jan 2025 - 24 Jan 2025


2024


Front Hum Neurosci


39834401


18

The potential impact of exercise on affect and neuroinflammation in older adults living with fibromyalgia: a scoping review.

Authors

Taylor TL, Dodds F, Tharpe M, Zumbro EL, Hankes M, Jones R, Rumble D, Antoine L, Allen-Watts K, Sims A, Chandra R, Goodin BR, Younger J, Buford TW

Abstract

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a widespread chronic pain condition with prevalence increasing in older adults. Older adults living with FM experience longer pain symptom durations that can negatively impact their quality of life. Affect and neuroinflammation are potential factors that can exacerbate pain symptoms. Exercise is a recommended intervention to manage pain symptoms; however, adherence limitations persist. Drawing on the Biopsychosocial Framework of Chronic Pain, this scoping review explores how exercise impacts factors related to neuroinflammation and affect, and how these factors contribute to exercise adherence in older adults living with FM.