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Altered affective response to exercise is changed after moderate aerobic exercise training in migraine

Introduction

Exercise is known to elicit affective response[1]. However, it is not known how this response behaves in migraine patients. This study is a case report of a young woman with migraine (M) according to ICHD-II. We aimed to verify the effect of 4 weeks of moderate aerobic exercise training (AET) on affective response and M clinical outcomes.

Methods

AET protocol consisted in treadmill exercise performed 3 times a week for 4 weeks, the intensity of exercise was set at 40-60% of oxygen uptake reserve (VO2R) and duration was 30 min each session[2]. Affective response was measured by the Feeling Scale (FS) of Hardy & Hejeski (1989)[1] at first and last sessions. M clinical outcomes were recorded in a diary.

Results Baseline M-frequency = 13/month (including 5 with disabling intensity). For the 4-weeks AET protocol, M-frequency = 9/month (including 3 with disabling intensity). At first session of aerobic exercise the FS indices measured at moments before, during and after the exercise was 3, 3 and -1(3 = “Well” and -1 = “Bad”), respectively. In the last exercise session the FS indices were 3, 3 and 4(4 = “Very well”) for the correspondent moments.

Conclusions

These results showed a negative emotional response with exercise and that it was reversed after 4-week of moderate AET. Further research is needed to investigate if these results reproduce in a more representative sample and a longer AET protocol and what neuropsychological mechanisms underlie this behaviour.

References

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  2. American College Of Sports Medicine: Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. 8th edition. Baltimore, MD, Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippinkott Williams & Wilkins; 2010.

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Belitardo de Oliveira, A., Ribeiro, R.T., D Souza, C. et al. Altered affective response to exercise is changed after moderate aerobic exercise training in migraine. J Headache Pain 14 (Suppl 1), P140 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1186/1129-2377-14-S1-P140

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