Central sensitization in chronic pain and medically unexplained symptom research: a systematic review of definitions, operationalizations and measurement …

C den Boer, L Dries, B Terluin… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Central sensitization (CS), a mechanism explaining the persistence of symptoms,
has been the focus of many research projects. Explanations given to patients with chronic …

Prescription of exercises for the treatment of chronic pain along the continuum of nociplastic pain: A systematic review with meta‐analysis

K Ferro Moura Franco, D Lenoir… - … Journal of Pain, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objective To compare different exercise prescriptions for patients
with chronic pain along the continuum of nociplastic pain: fibromyalgia, chronic whiplash …

Conditioned pain modulation as a biomarker of chronic pain: a systematic review of its concurrent validity

C Fernandes, M Pidal-Miranda, N Samartin-Veiga… - Pain, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Conditioned pain modulation (CPM) is a promising psychophysical biomarker of central pain
mechanisms because it significantly discriminates patients with chronic pain from healthy …

[HTML][HTML] Is central sensitisation the missing link of persisting symptoms after COVID-19 infection?

L Goudman, A De Smedt, M Noppen… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Patients recovered from a COVID-19 infection often report vague symptoms of fatigue or
dyspnoea, comparable to the manifestations in patients with central sensitisation. The …

Convergent validity of the central sensitization inventory in chronic whiplash-associated disorders; associations with quantitative sensory testing, pain intensity, fatigue …

E Hendriks, L Voogt, D Lenoir, I Coppieters… - Pain …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objective Central sensitization is present in different pain conditions, including chronic
whiplash-associated disorders. In the absence of a gold standard method of assessment to …

Convergent validity of the Dutch central sensitization inventory: associations with psychophysical pain measures, quality of life, disability, and pain cognitions in …

J Kregel, C Schumacher, M Dolphens, A Malfliet… - Pain …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Symptoms of central sensitization (CS) have been described in patients with
chronic spinal pain (CSP). Although a gold standard to diagnose CS is lacking …

Systemic inflammatory markers in neck pain: A systematic review with meta‐analysis

SF Farrell, RMJ de Zoete, PJ Cabot… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objective Mechanisms underpinning symptoms in non‐traumatic
neck pain (NTNP) and whiplash‐associated disorder (WAD) are not comprehensively …

Quantitative sensory testing discriminates central sensitization inventory scores in participants with chronic musculoskeletal pain: an exploratory study

J Zafereo, S Wang‐Price, E Kandil - Pain Practice, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background The Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI) is often used in clinical
settings to screen for the presence of central sensitization. However, various cutoff scores …

Clinical outcomes and central pain mechanisms are improved after upper trapezius eccentric training in female computer users with chronic neck/shoulder pain

AM Heredia-Rizo, KK Petersen… - The Clinical journal …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The effects of eccentric exercises on clinical outcomes and central pain
mechanisms are unclear in neck/shoulder pain (NSP). The aims were to:(1) evaluate the …

Pain neuroscience education for reducing pain and kinesiophobia in patients with chronic neck pain: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled …

LH Lin, TY Lin, KV Chang, WT Wu… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Chronic neck pain (CNP) is a common musculoskeletal disorder. Pain
neuroscience education (PNE) is a promising nonpharmacological intervention for CNP …