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Examining Exercise Effects on Pain Mechanisms in Humans with MS
A systematic review of 36 studies suggests that exercise may positively influence pain modulation mechanisms in individuals with multiple sclerosis, including effects on neuroinflammation and neurotransmitter regulation.
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Why it matters
This indicates the potential for exercise to serve as a non-drug approach to managing chronic pain in multiple sclerosis patients, but the evidence is currently limited.
What this does not prove
Further high-quality research is needed to clarify how exercise can systematically help with chronic pain in this population.
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Study facts
- Study design
- Systematic review
- Participants / samples
- 36 · basis not reported
- Randomised
- Not reported
- Controlled
- Not reported
- Primary endpoint met
- Not reported
- Relevant MS type
- Not reported
- Publication date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence reviewed
- Abstract only
- Regulatory approval
- Not reported
- Research areas
- Not classified
Original sources
- Primary evidenceMechanisms underlying exercise-induced pain modulation in people with multiple sclerosis - a scoping review. ↗DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2026.107967
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study designThis scoping review therefore aims to (a) outline the pathophysiological mechanisms of CNP in MS, (b) summarize the neurophysiological effects of exercise on pain in MS, and (c) identify the mechanistic approaches through which exercise could modulate pain.
subjectsWe included primary quantitative studies as well as relevant secondary evidence, investigating effects or mechanisms of exercise on recurrent, subacute, or chronic pain in pwMS.
sample sizeThirty-six articles were included.
peer reviewedJournal: Multiple sclerosis and related disorders
findingsExercise may exert beneficial effects on central mechanisms relevant to pain modulation in pwMS, including neuroinflammatory pathways, neuroplastic adaptations, and neurotransmitter regulation.
limitationsHowever, existing evidence is limited, warranting further high-quality research to fully clarify mechanistic links and establish exercise as a targeted non-pharmacological treatment for CNP in pwMS.
publication datePublication date: 2026-10-05
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