Changes in pain perception during pregnancy after one-time maximal physical exertion and an 8-week high-intensity interval training

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dc.abstract.enBackground: Pain, a subjective sensation, poses a great challenge to the human body as a stressor. There is empirical evidence that moderate to intense physical activity increases pain tolerance and this may be critical during pregnancy for optimal pregnancy, fetal development, and delivery. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first study examining the changes in pain perception in pregnant women after a maximal progressive exercise test and after 8 weeks of high-intensity interval training (HIIT). Methods: Thirty-five women with uncomplicated singleton pregnancies between 13 and 28 weeks of gestation participated in the study. The HIIT intervention was developed in accordance with the recommendations and available data on HIIT during pregnancy. The maximal progressive cardiopulmonary exercise test was performed on a cycle ergometer with an electronically controlled load. Pressure pain threshold and pressure pain tolerance were measured with an algometer. Results: We found significant effects of the maximal exercise test and high-intensity interval training, such that the pregnant women had higher pain tolerance after the maximal exercise test than before and after the high-intensity interval training than the baseline. Conclusion: Our results suggest that post-exercise analgesia may be important in pregnant women and that high-intensity interval training appears to be beneficial for pregnant women to improve their pain tolerance while being obstetrically safe. Increased pain tolerance before labor could lead to better management of pain during labor and in the postpartum and lactation periods. Increasing pregnant women’s awareness of this issue can improve their wellbeing and provide more comfort during labor.
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii we Wrocławiu
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorLeźnicka, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorGąsiorowska, Agata
dc.contributor.authorPawlak, Maciej
dc.contributor.authorJażdżewska, Aleksandra
dc.contributor.authorMaciejewska-Skrendo, Agnieszka
dc.contributor.authorChudecka, Monika
dc.contributor.authorSzumilewicz, Anna
dc.date.access2023-12-12
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-13T08:45:58Z
dc.date.available2023-12-13T08:45:58Z
dc.date.created2023-11-27
dc.date.issued2023-12-12
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dc.description.physical1-8
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume14
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fphys.2023.1304534
dc.identifier.issn1664-042X
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/213
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2023.1304534/full
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
dc.share.articleOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.enpregnancy
dc.subject.enhigh-intensity interval training
dc.subject.enpain tolerance
dc.subject.enpain threshold
dc.subject.encardiopulmonary exercise test
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dc.titleChanges in pain perception during pregnancy after one-time maximal physical exertion and an 8-week high-intensity interval training
dc.title.journalFrontiers in Physiology
dc.typeJournalArticle
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