Correlation between the Altered Gut Microbiome and Lifestyle Interventions in Chronic Widespread Pain Patients: A Systematic Review

  1. Gonzalez-Alvarez, María Elena 11
  2. Sanchez-Romero, Eleuterio A. 22344
  3. Turroni, Silvia 5
  4. Fernandez-Carnero, Josué 112244
  5. Villafañe, Jorge H. 6
  1. 1 Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
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    Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01v5cv687

  2. 2 Universidad Europea de Madrid
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    Universidad Europea de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04dp46240

  3. 3 Physiotherapy and Orofacial Pain Working Group, Sociedad Española de Disfunción Craneomandibular y Dolor Orofacial (SEDCYDO)
  4. 4 Universidad Europea de Canarias
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    Universidad Europea de Canarias

    Orotava, España

    ROR https://ror.org/051xcrt66

  5. 5 University of Bologna
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    University of Bologna

    Bolonia, Italia

    ROR https://ror.org/01111rn36

  6. 6 IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi
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Revista:
Medicina

ISSN: 1648-9144

Año de publicación: 2023

Volumen: 59

Número: 2

Páginas: 256

Tipo: Revisión

DOI: 10.3390/MEDICINA59020256 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Medicina

Resumen

Background: Lifestyle interventions have a direct impact on the gut microbiome, changing its composition and functioning. This opens an innovative way for new therapeutic opportunities for chronic widespread patients. Purpose: The goal of the present study was to evaluate a correlation between lifestyle interventions and the gut microbiome in patients with chronic widespread pain (CWP). Methods: The systematic review was conducted until January 2023. Pain and microbiome were the two keywords selected for this revision. The search was conducted in PubMed, Chochrane, PEDro and ScienceDirect, where 3917 papers were obtained. Clinical trials with lifestyle intervention in CWP patients were selected. Furthermore, these papers had to be related with the gut microbiome, excluding articles related to other types of microbiomes. Results: Only six articles were selected under the eligibility criteria. Lifestyle interventions were exercise, electroacupuncture and ingesting a probiotic. Conclusions: Lifestyle intervention could be a suitable choice to improve the gut microbiome. This fact could be extrapolated into a better quality of life and lesser levels of pain.

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