Central Sensitization
Improved Peripheral, Central Pain Sensitization After Bariatric Surgery
January 30, 2018Patients who are obese and experience knee pain were found to have improved pressure pain threshold at the patella and the wrist after weight loss associated with bariatric surgery vs medical management.
Morphine Lacks Efficacy for RA, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
August 15, 2017For patients with chronic fatigue syndrome/fibromyalgia or rheumatoid arthritis, morphine has anti-hyperalgesic effects comparable with placebo.
Allodynia and Pericranial Tenderness Highly Prevalent in Pediatric Patients With Migraine
June 19, 2017Symptoms associated with central sensitization are common in children and adolescents with migraine.
Greater Trauma Associated With Amplification of Pain, Spinal Nociception
May 18, 2017Trauma exposure plays a significant role in both pain response and development of chronic pain.
Chronic Tension-Type Headaches: Pain Extent Associated With Emotional, Physical Burden
May 10, 2017Greater pain extent of chronic tension-type headaches correlates with older age and with greater emotional and physical burdens in patients.
Secondary Hyperalgesia Mediated by Nociceptive and Other Sensory Pathways
April 25, 2017The effects of central sensitization extend beyond nociceptive pathways to other sensory modalities.
Clinical Pain Advisor Articles
- Femoral Nerve Block Alone or in Combination With Sciatic Nerve Block for TKA: A Meta-Analysis
- Predicting Suicidal Ideation in Veterans With Chronic Pain
- Widespread Impact of Reducing Opioids, Adding IV Acetaminophen for Postsurgical Pain Management
- DOJ Rescinds Protections Afforded by Americans With Disabilities Act
- Mechanical Plus Chemical Adhesiolysis During Epiduroscopy After Failed Spine Surgery
- Radiofrequency Ablation for Chronic Hip Pain: Reviewing the Evidence
- Reviewing the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Cannabis-Based Medicines for Chronic Neuropathic Pain
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: Evidence-Based Guideline
- Efficacy of Greater Occipital Nerve Block for the Acute Treatment of Migraine Headache
- Widespread Impact of Reducing Opioids, Adding IV Acetaminophen for Postsurgical Pain Management
- Periarticular Injection vs Psoas Block for THA-Associated Postoperative Pain
- Scale of Online Marketplace for Marijuana Increasing
- Opioids, Sedatives, and the Risk for Cardiopulmonary and Respiratory Arrest
- Severe MS Associated With Increased Neuropathic Pain Risk
- Exposure to Tobacco Affects Presentation of Cluster Headache
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