• Consistent pattern between physical activity measures and chronic pain levels: the Tromsø Study 2015-2016 

      Fjeld, Mats Kirkeby; Årnes, Anders; Engdahl, Bo Lars; Morseth, Bente; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Horsch, Alexander; Stubhaug, Audun; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Nielsen, Christopher Sivert; Steingrímsdóttir, Ólöf Anna (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-08)
      Epidemiological literature on the relationship between physical activity and chronic pain is scarce and inconsistent. Hence, our aim was to assess the relationship applying comprehensive methodology, including self-reported and accelerometer measures of physical activity and different severity levels of chronic pain. We used data from the Tromsø Study (2015-2016). All residents in the municipality, ...
    • Longitudinal relationships between habitual physical activity and pain tolerance in the general population 

      Årnes, Anders; Nielsen, Christopher Sivert; Stubhaug, Audun; Fjeld, Mats Kirkeby; Johansen, Aslak; Morseth, Bente; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Wilsgaard, Tom; Steingrímsdóttir, Ólöf Anna (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-24)
      Physical activity (PA) might influence the risk or progression of chronic pain through pain tolerance. Hence, we aimed to assess whether habitual leisure-time PA level and PA change affects pain tolerance longitudinally in the population. Our sample (n = 10,732; 51% women) was gathered from the sixth (Tromsø6, 2007–08) and seventh (Tromsø7, 2015–16) waves of the prospective population-based Tromsø ...
    • Physical activity and cold pain tolerance in the general population 

      Årnes, Anders; Nielsen, Christopher Sivert; Stubhaug, Audun; Fjeld, Mats Kirkeby; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Horsch, Alexander; Johansen, Aslak; Morseth, Bente; Wilsgaard, Tom; Steingrímsdóttir, Ólöf Anna (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-09)
      <p>Background - The relationship between habitual physical activity (PA) and experimental pain tolerance has been investigated in small samples of young, healthy and/or single‐sex volunteers. We used a large, population‐based sample to assess this relationship in men and women with and without chronic pain. <p>Methods - We used data from the sixth and seventh Tromsø Study surveys (2007–2008; ...
    • Physical exercise and chronic pain in university students 

      Grasdalsmoen, Michael; Engdahl, Bo Lars; Fjeld, Mats Kirkeby; Steingrímsdóttir, Ólöf Anna; Nielsen, Christopher Sivert; Eriksen, Hege Randi; Lønning, Kari Jussie; Sivertsen, Børge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-26)
      <i>Background</i> - Physical inactivity and chronic pain are both major public health concerns worldwide. Although the health benefits of regular physical exercise are well-documented, few large epidemiological studies have investigated the association between specific domains of physical exercise and chronic pain in young adults. We sought to investigate the association between frequency, intensity ...