Dietary Patterns and Interventions to Alleviate Chronic Pain

Abstract

Pain is one of the main problems for modern society and medicine, being the most common symptom described by almost all patients. When pain becomes chronic, the life of the patients is dramatically affected, being associated with significant emotional distress and/or functional disability. A complex biopsychosocial evaluation is necessary to better understand chronic pain, where good results can be obtained through interconnected biological, psychological, and social factors. The aim of this study was to find the most relevant articles existent in the PubMed database, one of the most comprehensive databases for medical literature, comprising dietary patterns to alleviate chronic pain. Through a combined search using the keywords “chronic pain” and “diet” limited to the last 10 years we obtained 272 results containing the types of diets used for chronic pain published in the PubMed database. Besides classical and alternative methods of treatment described in literature, it was observed that different diets are also a valid solution, due to many components with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory qualities capable to influence chronic pain and to improve the quality of life. Thirty-eight clinical studies and randomized controlled trials are analyzed, in an attempt to characterize present-day dietary patterns and interventions to alleviate chronic pain.

Valores De LDL-C E Consumo Habitual De Ácido Graxo Saturado Esteárico Em Adultos Do Município De João Pessoa/Pb: Um Olhar Para Hipercolesterolemia

“…O consumo de carboidratos acima das Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) (130g/ dia) (IOM, 2006) é fator agravante para o aumento de peso corporal e consequentemente de reservas adiposas, o que foi evidenciado através da avaliação antropométrica, com elevação de IMC e percentual de gordura corporal dos indivíduos avaliados. Também, o consumo excessivo de açúcares e gorduras é apontado em diversos estudos como associado à severidade da dor (RONDANELLI et al, 2018;DRAGAN et al, 2020;ELMA et al, 2020).…”

“…Uma revisão sistemática e metanálise realizada por Elma et al (2020) sobre o impacto de padrões alimentares em dores musculoesqueléticas crônicas apontou ingestão excessiva de açúcares e gorduras como associada à intensidade da dor e a alimentação baseada em plantas como possivelmente relacionada à melhora da dor. Esta, assim como a dieta mediterrânea, são discutidas por serem ricas em compostos bioativos e desempenharem papel anti-inflamatório no indivíduo (RONDANELLI et al, 2018;DRAGAN et al, 2020).…”

Diet and Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: The State of the Art and Future Directions

“…Three other reviews, collectively including 218 studies (evidence level 2b) have also explored the role of nutrition in CNCP. However, these studies include a large number of mechanism-based studies, and have summarised the literature, rather than provided a synthesis of results [ 35 , 87 , 88 ]. When comparing the summaries provided in these reviews to the results from the systematic reviews outlined above, it is still evident that the literature points towards optimising diet quality, increasing consumption of core foods such as fruit, vegetables, breads and cereals, meat, dairy, and their alternatives and reducing energy-dense nutrient-poor foods such as confectionary, sugar sweetened beverages, and processed meats.…”

Optimizing Chronic Pain Treatment with Enhanced Neuroplastic Responsiveness: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

“…A 16 to 18 hours fasting regimen is among the most popular types of intermittent fasting for humans and has been shown to be acceptable, adherable, and beneficial for older adults [ 37 , 40 , 41 , 43 , 44 , 45 ]. Although some dietary patterns have been investigated for their impact on reducing chronic pain [ 46 , 47 ], intermittent fasting may serve as a standalone treatment and/or adjuvant treatment for people with or at risk of developing chronic pain.…”