Pain differences in cognitive impairment appear only during active motor tasks - Takeaways - MDSpire

Pain differences in cognitive impairment appear only during active motor tasks

  • By

  • Stefan Lautenbacher

  • Vivien Schreiber

  • Clemens Grupp

  • Claus-Christian Carbon

  • Heiko Kellner

  • Miriam Kunz

  • June 22, 2026

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    Cognitive impairment in older adults is linked to increased movement-related pain during everyday motor tasks.

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    Participants with cognitive impairment reported higher pain intensity during active tasks compared to cognitively healthy individuals.

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    Clinical pain and experimental pain sensitivity were significant predictors of movement-related pain in the study.

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    Cognitive status explained additional variance in movement-related pain beyond clinical pain and experimental sensitivity.

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    The study highlights the importance of assessing pain in contexts where movement provokes pain, especially in cognitively impaired individuals.

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Pain differences in cognitive impairment appear only during active motor tasks

  • by Stefan Lautenbacher, Vivien Schreiber, Clemens Grupp, Claus-Christian Carbon, Heiko Kellner, Miriam Kunz

  • June 22, 2026

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