Universidad de Extremadura, Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Grupo de Investigación Actividad Física y Calidad de Vida (AFYCAV), Av. De Universidad s/n, 10003, Caceres, Spain.
Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal.
Sci Rep. 2022 Jul 23;12(1):12616. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-16903-y.
Physical exercise is one of the treatment approaches with the most robust evidence against fibromyalgia (FM) symptoms. This study aimed to investigate the impact of being physically active on the Stroop Color and Word Test (SCWT) performance as well as to investigate and compare the brain electrocortical activity during SCWT. A total of 31 women completed the SCWT while EEG was recorded. People with FM were divided into two groups (physically and non-physically active) according to the WHO guidelines. Furthermore, magnetic resonance imaging was acquired and health-related quality of life, the impact of the disease, and the six-minute walking test were administered. Physically active group showed better performance in the SCWT, exhibiting less error in name different color patches condition (C), more correct responses in named color-word condition (CW) and higher interference score than non-physically active group. Moreover, a significantly higher theta power spectrum in the Fp1 during the condition C in the SCWT and a higher volume in the right rostral middle frontal gyrus have been found in the physically active group. Furthermore, physically active women with FM showed positively correlations between correct responses in names of colors printed in black condition (W) in the SCWT and theta power in the F3, Fz, Fp2 and F4 scalp positions. Regarding non-physically active women with FM, errors in condition CW negatively correlated with the volume of left superior frontal gyrus, left rostral middle frontal gyrus, right rostral middle frontal gyrus, left caudal middle frontal gyrus and right caudal middle frontal gyrus. Furthermore, physically active group showed increased performance in the 6 min walking test and lower disease impact. Fulfil the physical activity recommendation seems to protect brain health since better SCWT performance, greater frontal theta power and higher volume in the right rostral middle frontal gyrus have been found in physically active women with FM.
身体活动是治疗纤维肌痛（FM）症状最有力的方法之一。本研究旨在调查身体活动对斯特鲁普颜色和文字测验（SCWT）表现的影响，并对 SCWT 期间的大脑电皮质活动进行调查和比较。共有 31 名女性在记录 EEG 的同时完成了 SCWT。根据世界卫生组织的指南，将 FM 患者分为两组（身体活跃和非身体活跃）。此外，还进行了磁共振成像以及健康相关生活质量、疾病影响和六分钟步行测试。身体活跃组在 SCWT 中表现出更好的表现，在名称不同颜色补丁条件（C）中的错误较少，在命名颜色词条件（CW）中的正确反应更多，干扰评分高于非身体活跃组。此外，在 SCWT 的条件 C 中，Fp1 中的θ功率谱在身体活跃组中更高，右侧额中回的体积更高。此外，身体活跃的 FM 女性在 SCWT 中黑色印刷颜色名称的正确反应与 F3、Fz、Fp2 和 F4 头皮位置的θ功率之间呈正相关。对于非身体活跃的 FM 女性，CW 条件下的错误与左侧额上回、左侧额中回、右侧额中回、左侧额中回和右侧额中回的体积呈负相关。此外，身体活跃组在 6 分钟步行测试中的表现提高，疾病影响降低。满足身体活动建议似乎可以保护大脑健康，因为在身体活跃的 FM 女性中发现了更好的 SCWT 表现、更大的额部θ功率和右侧额中回的体积增加。
