… Intrathecal drug administration was accomplished using a microinjection syringe (Hamilton,
Reno, NV) connected to the intrathecal catheter in awake, briefly restrained rats. Intrathecal …

… Rat RECENTLY, we reported that it is possible to produce a “pain-like” behavior in the awake
rat… ,” perhaps such as cramping that is reported by patients in association with muscular …

… in gastrocnemius muscle in fully awake restrained rats [29]. Using this system coupled with
rat … presented as chronic pain and/or general spinally-mediated hyperexcitability including …

… Awake behaving electrophysiological recordings of muscle function across multiple … In
the current study, we assessed muscular dysfunction following unilateral cSCI using awake …

… likely to determine the degree of spontaneous pain in an awake individual. [Article copies …
In anesthetised rats, the gastrocnemius-soleus [GS] muscle was inflamed by injecting it with …

… sensitized skin and muscle afferent fibers, … pain related activation patterns in awake rats.
However, the similarities between BOLD results in our study and those reported for awake rats …

… of muscle nociception in awake animals easier, and will promote the study of muscle pain.
The present experiment also showed that RCS at 4 C induced prolonged muscle mechanical …

… pain and many people with chronic pain present with fatigue, we tested if fatigue would enhance
the response to pain … Carrageenan (0.03%) was injected into the gastrocnemius muscle …

… in awake rats. Three days prior to nociceptive assessment, … of muscle pain (vis-à-vis overlying
skin pain). The nociceptive threshold was defined as the force, in Newtons, at which the rat …

… Muscle and fascia were sutured and skin closed with autoclips, and … rats are nocturnal
animals, the animals were housed in a reverse day/night cycle and tested during their “awake” …