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Is aerobic exercise helpful in patients with migraine? A systematic review and meta‐analysis
- Source :
- Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 30:965-982
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2020.
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Abstract
- PURPOSE To assess the effects of aerobic exercise (AE) on patients with migraine in terms of pain intensity, frequency and duration of migraine, and quality of life. METHODS A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials were conducted. Standardized mean differences (SMDs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated for relevant outcomes and were pooled in a meta-analysis using the random-effects model. RESULTS A total of 10 articles from 1950 to 2019 were included, involving 508 patients. The meta-analysis showed statistically significant differences in the decrease in pain intensity (five studies, n = 166; SMD = 1.25; 95% CI 0.47-2.04), frequency (six studies, n = 214; SMD = 0.76; 95% CI 0.32-1.2) and duration of migraine (four studies, n = 106; SMD = 0.41; 95% CI 0.03-0.8), in the short-term. In addition, the meta-analysis showed statistically significant differences in the increase in quality of life (four studies, n = 150; SMD = 2.7; 95% CI 1.17-4.24), even though the Egger's test suggested significant evidence of publication bias for the analysis of quality of life (intercept = 5.81; t = 6.97; P = .02). CONCLUSIONS There is low- and moderate-quality evidence that in patients with migraine AE can decrease the pain intensity, frequency and duration of migraine and can also increase quality of life.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Migraine Disorders
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
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law.invention
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Randomized controlled trial
Quality of life
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Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Aerobic exercise
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
In patient
Exercise
Pain Measurement
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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030229 sport sciences
Publication bias
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Confidence interval
Migraine
Meta-analysis
Quality of Life
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Details
- ISSN :
- 16000838 and 09057188
- Volume :
- 30
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....414fa1521f6b2810443f40ddf677cb99