Chronic Pain — Archive

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2026-10-30Effects of Personal Low-Frequency Stimulation Device on Myalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-10-29Effectiveness of adding manual therapy to exercise for pain and disability in chronic non-specific low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-28A Randomized Trial of Cervical Stabilization Exercise Training Via Telerehabilitation for Migraine.Randomised controlled trial2026-10-27Screening and Referral Practices for Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Private Physiotherapy Practices for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Qualitative Study.Qualitative study2026-10-26Effect of Mulligan manual therapy and exercise on headache frequency, intensity, disability, and upper cervical joint hypomobility in people with episodic tension-type headache: a randomized clinical trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-10-25Effectiveness of Myofascial Manual Therapies in Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-24Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a cycling and education intervention versus usual physiotherapy care for the treatment of hip osteoarthritis in the UK (CLEAT): a pragmatic, randomised, controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-10-23Efficacy of Physical Therapy on Nociceptive Pain Processing Alterations in Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-22Effectiveness of physical therapy techniques and methods in the management of endometriosis symptoms: A systematic review with meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-21Effectiveness and optimal dosage of exercise training for chronic non-specific neck pain: A systematic review with a narrative synthesis.Systematic review2026-10-20Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and heat to reduce pain in a chronic low back pain population: a randomized controlled clinical trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-10-19Evaluating the Impact of Cervical Stabilisation Exercises on Chronic Neck Pain: A Systematic Review.Systematic review2026-10-18Effects of booster sessions on self-management interventions for chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-17Individualized Exercise in Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis on the Effects of Exercise Alone or in Combination with Psychological Interventions on Pain and Disability.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-16Pain neuroscience education in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: an umbrella review.Systematic review2026-10-15Effectiveness of neural mobilisation for the treatment of nerve-related cervicobrachial pain: a systematic review with subgroup meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-14Trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy and exercise for chronic whiplash with comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomised controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-10-13A neural pattern for fear of neck movement: Development and response to targeted treatment.Randomised controlled trial2026-10-12Soft-collar use in rehabilitation of whiplash-associated disorders - A systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-11Additional effects of therapeutic exercise and education on manual therapy for chronic temporomandibular disorders treatment: a randomized clinical trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-10-10Living well with complex regional pain syndrome: a qualitative exploration of lived experiences.Qualitative study2026-10-09Myofascial Release for the Treatment of Tension-Type, Cervicogenic Headache or Migraine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-08Effectiveness of Cognitive Functional Therapy Versus Core Exercises and Manual Therapy in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain After Spinal Surgery: Randomized Controlled Trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-10-07Effect of extracorporeal shockwave therapy for rotator cuff tendinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-06Effects of lower-limb active resistance exercise on mobility, physical function, knee strength and pain intensity in patients with total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-05Effects of seven types of exercise in the treatment of rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP): a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-04Effectiveness of McKenzie exercises plus stabilization exercises versus McKenzie exercises alone on disability, pain, and range of motion in patients with nonspecific chronic neck pain: A randomized clinical trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-10-03Effects of three types of resistance training on knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-02Effects of Mind-Body Exercise Therapies on Patients With Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-10-01Aerobic Physical Exercise for Pain Intensity, Aerobic Capacity, and Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-09-30The influence of education on pain during and following acute exercise in people with knee osteoarthritis: A randomised controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-29Effect of Pain Neuroscience Education on Pain, Sleep, and Psychosocial Factors in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-09-28Understanding the experiences of Canadian military veterans participating in aquatic exercise for musculoskeletal pain.Qualitative study2026-09-27Effects of aquatic physical therapy on clinical symptoms, physical function, and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-09-26Effects of dry needling and kinesio taping in temporomandibular dysfunction: a randomized trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-25Effects of a Guided Neck-Specific Exercise Therapy on Recovery After a Whiplash: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-09-24A functional exercise program improves pain and health related quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-23Supervised exercise and pelvic floor muscle training eases current pelvic and genital pain but not worst pelvic and genital pain in women with endometriosis: a randomised trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-22Booster sessions for maintaining the effect of neuromuscular exercise and progressive resistance training in hip osteoarthritis: 12-month follow-up from a multicenter cluster-randomized controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-21Effect of High-Intensity Strength Training on Knee Pain and Knee Joint Compressive Forces Among Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis: The START Randomized Clinical Trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-20Addition of aerobic physical activity to resistance exercise for hip osteoarthritis (PHOENIX): a randomised comparative effectiveness trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-19Effect of foot reflexology on chronic pain in Parkinson's disease: A randomized controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-18Physical activity for patients with chronic low back pain: What are physical therapists prescribing?Qualitative study2026-09-17Focused Shockwave Treatment for Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-16Yoga, Physical Therapy and Home Exercise Effects on Chronic Low Back Pain: Pain Perception, Function, Stress, and Quality of Life in a Randomized Trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-15Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Reduces Movement-Evoked Pain and Fatigue: A Randomized, Controlled Trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-14The Effect of a Stretch and Strength-Based Yoga Exercise Program on Patients with Neuropathic Pain due to Lumbar Disc Herniation.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-13Effectiveness of Exercise on Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-09-12Physical therapy interventions for the treatment of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS): Systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-09-11Effect of a Psychologically Informed Intervention to Treat Adolescents With Patellofemoral Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-10Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Individualized Physical Therapy on Pain and Function in Individuals With Chronic Knee Pain: A Pilot Study.Pilot randomised controlled trial2026-09-09Motor control exercises were not superior to general exercises for women with greater trochanteric pain syndrome: A randomized controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-08Impact of exercise on musculoskeletal pain and disability in the postpartum period: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-09-07Efficacy of physiotherapy interventions for the management of adults with cervicogenic headache: A systematic review and meta-analyses.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-09-06Pelvic floor physical therapy and mindfulness: approaches for chronic pelvic pain in women-a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-09-05Physical Therapy in Tension-Type Headache: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Systematic review2026-09-04Effectiveness of an 8-week neck exercise training on pain, jaw function, and oral health-related quality of life in women with chronic temporomandibular disorders: a randomized controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-03Effects of mirror therapy in post-traumatic complex regional pain syndrome type-1: a randomized controlled study.Randomised controlled trial2026-09-02The Efficacy of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Approaches in Chronic Migraine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-09-01Effectiveness of nonpharmacological conservative therapies for chronic pelvic pain in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-08-31Total Hip Replacement or Resistance Training for Severe Hip Osteoarthritis.Randomised controlled trial2026-08-30Physical Therapy Referral From Primary Care for Acute Back Pain With Sciatica : A Randomized Controlled Trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-08-29Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture or Auricular Acupuncture vs Usual Care for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Among Cancer Survivors: The PEACE Randomized Clinical Trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-08-28Self-Directed vs Clinician-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-08-27Effects of different protocols of physical exercise on fibromyalgia syndrome treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-08-26Short-term impact of combining pain neuroscience education with exercise for chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-08-25Pain Neuroscience Education Following Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair for Patients With Rotator Cuff Tears: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-08-24Regional vs global physical therapy interventions to treat chronic pain in survivors of trauma: a randomized controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-08-23Effectiveness of Pain Neuroscience Education in Reducing Pain, Disability, Kinesiophobia, and Catastrophizing in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-08-22Effectiveness of the physiotherapy interventions on complex regional pain syndrome in patients with stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-08-21Low-Intensity Physical Exercise Improves Pain Catastrophizing and Other Psychological and Physical Aspects in Women with Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-08-20Comparative effectiveness of exercise interventions for primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-08-19The efficacy of gluteal tendinopathy treatments: A systematic review.Systematic review2026-08-18The effectiveness and safety of physical activity and exercise on women with endometriosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-08-17The Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Interventions on Pain and Disability for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-08-16Summarizing the effects of different exercise types in chronic neck pain - a systematic review and meta-analysis of systematic reviews.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-08-15Prescription of exercises for the treatment of chronic pain along the continuum of nociplastic pain: A systematic review with meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-08-14Exercise therapy for whiplash-associated disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-08-13Effect of exercise and/or educational interventions on physical activity and pain in patients with hip/knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review with meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-08-12Effectiveness of myofascial release on pain, sleep, and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome: A systematic review.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-08-11Physiotherapy interventions for pain management in haemophilia: A systematic review.Systematic review2026-08-10Efficacy of Dry Needling and Acupuncture in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-08-09Comparing Digital to Conventional Physical Therapy for Chronic Shoulder Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-08-08A systematic review of conservative and surgical treatments for deep gluteal syndrome.Systematic review2026-08-07Knee osteoarthritis pain and stretching exercises: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-08-06Perioperative experiences of patients with high pain catastrophizing and knee arthroplasty after receiving or not preoperative physiotherapy: Qualitative study.Qualitative study2026-08-05Exercise therapy for chronic low back pain.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-08-04A comparison of the effects of connective tissue massage and classical massage on chronic mechanical low back pain.Randomised controlled trial2026-08-03Effectiveness of Interventions Based on Pain Neuroscience Education on Pain and Psychosocial Variables for Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review.Systematic review2026-08-02Physiotherapy as an Initial Treatment Option for Femoroacetabular Impingement: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Meta-analysis of 5 Randomized Controlled Trials.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-08-01Comparative efficacy of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) to TENS and therapeutic ultrasound in management of TMDs: a systematic review & meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-07-31The Efficacy of Exercise Therapy for Rotator Cuff-Related Shoulder Pain According to the FITT Principle: A Systematic Review With Meta-analyses.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-07-30Stationary cycling exercise for knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic review and meta-analysis2026-07-29Effectiveness of exercise therapy versus occlusal splint therapy for the treatment of painful temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Meta-analysis2026-07-28Efficacy of a Very-Low-Calorie Weight Loss Diet Plus Exercise Compared With Exercise Alone on Hip Osteoarthritis Pain : A Randomized Controlled Trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-27Efficacy of various exercise interventions for migraine treatment: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Meta-analysis2026-07-26Efficacy of nonpharmacological interventions for individual features of fibromyalgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Meta-analysis2026-07-25Cervical and scapula-focused resistance exercise program versus trapezius massage in patients with chronic neck pain: A randomized controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-24Aquatic therapy improves self-reported sleep quality in fibromyalgia patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Meta-analysis2026-07-23Does aerobic exercise effect pain sensitisation in individuals with musculoskeletal pain? A systematic review.Systematic review2026-07-22Effect of pain neuroscience education+ (PNE+) in people with different mechanisms of chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Meta-analysis2026-07-21Chronic pain: are there effective therapeutic exercises in rehabilitation treatment? A narrative review.Systematic review2026-07-20Exercise-induced changes in central sensitization outcomes in individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review with meta-analysis.Meta-analysis2026-07-19Pain Science Education, Stress Management, and Cognition-Targeted Exercise Therapy in Chronic Whiplash Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-18The most effective therapeutic exercises for pain intensity in women with fibromyalgia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Meta-analysis2026-07-17Effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in complex regional pain syndrome: a systematic review.Systematic review2026-07-16What is the Rate of Response to Nonoperative Treatment for Hip-Related Pain? A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis.Meta-analysis2026-07-15Effect of Manual Therapy and Therapeutic Exercise Applied to the Cervical Region on Pain and Pressure Pain Sensitivity in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Meta-analysis2026-07-14The impact of core training combined with breathing exercises on individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-13The efficacy of physiotherapy approaches in chronic tension-type headache: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Meta-analysis2026-07-12Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy for Pelvic Floor Hypertonicity: A Systematic Review of Treatment Efficacy.Systematic review2026-07-11Pain Neuroscience Education and Resistance Training in Women With Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Control Pilot Study.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-10The effectiveness of manual and exercise therapy on headache intensity and frequency among patients with cervicogenic headache: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Meta-analysis2026-07-09Effects of combining manual therapies, neck muscle exercises, and therapeutic education pain neuroscience in patients with migraine: a 3-armed randomized clinical trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-08The effects of chronic stretch training on musculoskeletal pain.Systematic review2026-07-07Efficacy of physiotherapy treatment in medium and long term in adults with fibromyalgia: an umbrella of systematic reviews.Systematic review2026-07-06Immersive and Nonimmersive Virtual Reality-Assisted Active Training in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Meta-analysis2026-07-05Rehabilitation interventions for neuropathic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Meta-analysis2026-07-04Investigation of effectiveness of reformer pilates in individuals with fibromyalgia: A randomized controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial2026-07-03The efficacy of pain neuroscience education in patients after total knee arthroplasty: a single blind randomized controlled trial.Randomised controlled trial