Effect Of High Resistance Weight Training On Reported Pain In Older Adults

Abstract

The present study examined the effect of a progressive, wholebody, high resistance training program on reported pain in older adults. Ninety-eight participants (60 -83 years) completed the McGill Pain Questionnaire prior to and after an eight week training period. Seventy-nine of the participants completed a progressive, high resistance training program of 11 different exercises on three days a week. At the end of eight weeks, the training group achieved significant strength gains ranging from 62% -119% (p ≤ 0.005). Pain measures for the training and control groups were compared using an analysis of covariance on post-test pain measures after an adjustment by pre-test scores. (p ≤ 0.05). The training group reported less perceived pain than the control group in four pain measures (overall pain intensity, sensory dimension, miscellaneous pain measures, number of pain descriptors selected). There were no differences reported for the affective or evaluative dimensions of perceived pain, the number of painful areas, or the present pain. Results suggest that eight weeks of progressive, whole-body weight training has a positive impact on perception of pain in older adults.

Effects of Resistance Training on Pain Control and Physical Function in Older Adults With Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis

“…These studies had a low-moderate effect for physical function improvement and pain decrease. A similar effect was observed using resistance machines with pelvic and feet fixation50,52,63 and those without fixation 49,51,54,55. Results were much more heterogeneous in the studies that used exercises without the use of resistance machines.…”

“…Twenty-one studies (Figure 2) analyzing the effect of PRT on physical function and/or pain control in older adults with LBP were found (see Supplemental Digital Content 3, available at: http://links.lww.com/JGPT/A129). 44–64 After the initial screening of the 480 detected records, 382 records were discarded from the information contained in their abstract. Afterward, of the remaining 98, the full text was available for 90 records, which had their full text assessed for meeting the inclusion criteria.…”

“…A similar effect was observed using resistance machines with pelvic and feet fixation 50,52,63 and those without fixation. 49,51,54,55 Results were much more heterogeneous in the studies that used exercises without the use of resistance machines. Exceptionally good results were reported for the use of elastic bands 56 and sling exercises.…”

Resistance training for chronic low back pain in the elderly: A systematic review

“…In 2 articles, the inclusion of people with chronic low back pain was as of six months (Vincent et al, 2014a y b). However, other authors did not establish a specific time of chronic lumbar pain suffered by the participant (Holmes et al, 1996;Irandoust & Taheri, 2015;Knutzen et al, 2007;Liu-Ambrose et al, 2005).…”