Objectives (1) To integrate the scientific literatures of the biopsychosocial model of chronic
musculoskeletal pain and of stress-induced physiologic wound and muscle changes, and …

The study examined the relationship between pain development in the shoulder, neck, and
facial regions and the EMG activity of underlying muscles, during prolonged exposure to a …

We addressed the question whether pain thresholds to different stimuli measure
independent aspects of pain or one common phenomenon. In the first case, different stimuli …

Research of oral health status and research of the impact of oral conditions on everyday life
have been developed over the past 30 years. To date, the degree to which these measures …

Lueken U, Hoyer J, Siegert J, Gloster AT, Wittchen H‐U. Symptom provocation in dental
anxiety using cross‐phobic video stimulation. Eur J Oral Sci 2011; 119: 61–68.© 2011 Eur J …

A reciprocity between the stress and the pain system is recognized; however, the manner by
which sex affects this reciprocity is unclear. Understanding the interactions of stress, pain …

This study tested whether persons with TMJ arthralgia have a modality-specific and site-
specific hypersensitivity to somatosensory stimuli assessed by quantitative sensory tests …

Many acute stressful experiences are not inherently very harmful, yet are associated with
great pain and anxiety. The characteristics and experiences that the person brings to the …

Pain is common, even ubiquitous, for all human beings throughout life, and pain associated
with the oral cavity is part of that experience; however, oral pain has some unique qualities …

Persons who have pain engage in behaviors such as resting in bed, taking medication,
moving in a guarded fashion, or grimacing that communicate the fact that pain is being …