Urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome (UCPPS), which encompasses interstitial
cystitis/bladder pain syndrome and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, is …

Methods The manuscript covers the concept of diagnostic phenotyping, use of
endophenotypes, biomarkers, and symptom clusters. Specifically, the components of CS that …

Abstract Background The “Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic
Pain”(MAPP) Research Network was established by the NIDDK to better understand the …

Conditioned pain modulation (CPM), a psychophysical paradigm that is commonly used to
infer the integrity of endogenous pain-altering systems by observation of the effect of one …

Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, and
memory and mood disturbances. Despite advances in our understanding of the underlying …

Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is a common and debilitating disease with
poor treatment outcomes. Studies from the multidisciplinary approach to the study of chronic …

Pain can be elicited through all mammalian sensory pathways yet cross-modal sensory
integration, and its relationship to clinical pain, is largely unexplored. Centralized chronic …

Abstract Background: Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS) is a condition
characterized by pelvic pain and urinary symptoms. Some IC/BPS patients have pain …

Background Fibromyalgia is a chronic widespread pain condition, with patients commonly
reporting other symptoms such as sleep difficulties, memory complaints and fatigue. The use …

Objectives: The present study evaluated the relationship between the 2011 American
College of Rheumatology fibromyalgia (FM) survey criteria and quantitative sensory testing …