Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances and
functional symptoms. The etiopathogenesis, diagnostic criteria and classification criteria of …

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common chronic pain disorder that presents diagnostic challenges
for clinicians. Several classification, diagnostic and screening criteria have been developed …

Central sensitization refers to the amplification of pain by central nervous system
mechanisms. Classically described as a consequence of ongoing nociceptive input, it is …

A growing body of evidence supports the modulation of pain by light exposure. As such,
phototherapy is being increasingly utilized for the management of a variety of pain …

Treatments for chronic pain are inadequate, and new options are needed.
Nonpharmaceutical approaches are especially attractive with many potential advantages …

A critical component of brain network architecture is a robust hub structure, wherein hub
regions facilitate efficient information integration by occupying highly connected and …

The rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM) has a well-documented role in pain modulation and
exerts antinociceptive and pronociceptive influences mediated by 2 distinct classes of …

Study Objectives: Veterans are at an increased risk for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), both of which are associated with sleep disturbances …

The sensory experience of pain depends not only on the transmission of noxious information
(nociception), but on the state of the body in a biological, psychological, and social milieu. A …

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 …