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Dear Colleagues,

Musculoskeletal disorders are significant causes of morbidity in the world, and these conditions have a strong negative influence in terms of health-related quality of life. Musculoskeletal disorders have also been associated with more mental distress and depression. This Special Issue on “The Effect of Exercise on Health-Related Quality of Life in Persons with Musculoskeletal Pain” aims to provide the latest scientific and professional insights, present recent findings, and share experiences in exercise to improve the health-related quality of life of persons with musculoskeletal pain.

People with musculoskeletal disorders need specific care depending on their health condition. This Special Issue aims to ensure the most recent scientific findings on musculoskeletal pain and the influence of suitable exercise-related treatments to improve the quality of life in this population. The scope of the topic is investigating and presenting the various exercise interventions that could enhance health-related quality of life in persons with various musculoskeletal disorders.

The following types of articles are suitable for this Special Issue: original research, review papers, and brief reports.

Prof. Dr. Patrik Drid
Dr. Tatjana Trivic
Dr. Roberto Roklicer
Guest Editors

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Keywords

exercise
health-related quality of life
musculoskeletal pain
spinal diseases
low back pain
shoulder pain
hand pain
ankle pain
mental health

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Research

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Open AccessArticle

Cluster Analysis of Subjective Shoulder Stiffness and Muscle Hardness: Associations with Central Sensitization-Related Symptoms

by Natsuna Komoto, Hanako Sakebayashi, Naoto Imagawa, Yuji Mizuno, Ibuki Nakata, Hayato Shigetoh, Takayuki Kodama and Junya Miyazaki

Medicina 2023, 59(10), 1831; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59101831 - 14 Oct 2023

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Background and Objectives: Understanding the relationships between subjective shoulder stiffness, muscle hardness, and various factors is crucial. Our cross-sectional study identified subgroups of shoulder stiffness based on symptoms and muscle hardness and investigated associated factors. Materials and Methods: measures included subjective stiffness, pain, muscle hardness, and factors like physical and psychological conditions, pressure pain threshold, postural alignment, heart rate variability, and electroencephalography in 40 healthy young individuals. Results: Three clusters were identified: Cluster 1 with high stiffness, pain, and muscle hardness; Cluster 2 with low stiffness and pain but high muscle hardness; and Cluster 3 with low levels of all factors. Cluster 1 had significantly higher central sensitization-related symptoms (CSS) scores than Cluster 2. Subjective stiffness is positively correlated with psychological factors. Conclusions: our results suggest that CSS impacts subjective symptom severity among individuals with similar shoulder muscle hardness. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Effect of Exercise on Health-Related Quality of Life in Persons with Musculoskeletal Pain)

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The Effect of Moderate-Intensity Physical Exercise on Some Serum Inflammation Markers and the Immune System in Rats Fed Intermittent Fasting with a High-Fat Diet

by Nizamettin Günbatar, Bahattin Bulduk, Selver Bezgin, Gökhan Oto, Fahri Bayıroğlu and Mehmet Bulduk

Medicina 2023, 59(9), 1687; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59091687 - 20 Sep 2023

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Background and Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the impact of moderate-intensity physical exercise on serum inflammation markers and the immune system in rats that were fed a high-fat diet (HFD) with intermittent fasting. Materials and Methods: A total of 48 Wistar albino male rats were included in the study and divided into eight groups, each consisting of six rats. Group 1 served as the control group (CG), receiving a standard diet. Group 2 followed the standard nutrition program with intermittent fasting (CG + IF). Group 3 underwent exercise with a standard diet (CG + E). Group 4 underwent both a standard diet with intermittent fasting and exercise (CG + IF + E). Group 5 was fed a high-fat diet (HFD). Group 6 received a high-fat diet with intermittent fasting (HFD + IF). Group 7 followed a high-fat diet with exercise (HFD + E). Group 8 underwent both a high-fat diet with intermittent fasting and exercise (HFD + IF + E). The study lasted for 8 weeks. Results: The results of the analysis show that lymphocyte cell levels in groups HFD + IF, HFD + IF, and HFD + IF + E were higher compared to groups CG-HFD (p < 0.05). Additionally, B lymphocyte and monocyte cell levels were higher in group HFD + IF + E compared to groups CG, CG + IF, and CG + IF + E, as well as CG, CG + IF, and CG + E, respectively. TNF-α levels were significantly higher in group HFD compared to the other groups. Furthermore, IL 10 levels were higher in group HFD + IF + E compared to the other groups. Conclusions: These findings indicate that moderate exercise and intermittent fasting, particularly in groups fed a high-fat diet, increased anti-inflammatory cytokine levels, and certain immune system cell counts, while decreasing pro-inflammatory cytokine levels. Full article

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