Nociplastic pain: towards an understanding of prevalent pain conditions

MA Fitzcharles, SP Cohen, DJ Clauw, G Littlejohn… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Nociplastic pain is the semantic term suggested by the international community of pain
researchers to describe a third category of pain that is mechanistically distinct from …

Fibromyalgia: an update on clinical characteristics, aetiopathogenesis and treatment

P Sarzi-Puttini, V Giorgi, D Marotto… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances and
functional symptoms. The etiopathogenesis, diagnostic criteria and classification criteria of …

[HTML][HTML] Fibromyalgia: recent advances in diagnosis, classification, pharmacotherapy and alternative remedies

ME Maffei - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a syndrome that does not present a well-defined underlying organic
disease. FM is a condition which has been associated with diseases such as infections …

[HTML][HTML] Analgesic mechanisms of antidepressants for neuropathic pain

H Obata - International journal of molecular sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Tricyclic antidepressants and serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors are used to treat
chronic pain, such as neuropathic pain. Why antidepressants are effective for treatment of …

[HTML][HTML] An experimental randomized study on the analgesic effects of pharmaceutical-grade cannabis in chronic pain patients with fibromyalgia

T van de Donk, M Niesters, MA Kowal, E Olofsen… - Pain, 2019 - journals.lww.com
In this experimental randomized placebo-controlled 4-way crossover trial, we explored the
analgesic effects of inhaled pharmaceutical-grade cannabis in 20 chronic pain patients with …

Fibromyalgia pathogenesis and treatment options update

S Chinn, W Caldwell, K Gritsenko - Current pain and headache reports, 2016 - Springer
This review article presents and summarizes up-to-date literature on the clinical
manifestations, diagnosis, pathophysiological mechanisms, and treatment options for …

Evidence of both systemic inflammation and neuroinflammation in fibromyalgia patients, as assessed by a multiplex protein panel applied to the cerebrospinal fluid …

E Bäckryd, L Tanum, AL Lind, A Larsson… - Journal of pain …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
In addition to central hyperexcitability and impaired top–down modulation, chronic
inflammation probably plays a role in the pathophysiology of fibromyalgia (FM). Indeed, on …

Current and emerging pharmacotherapy for fibromyalgia

R Tzadok, JN Ablin - Pain Research and Management, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a pain disorder with an estimated prevalence
of 1–5%. It is associated with a variety of somatic and psychological disorders. Its exact …

[HTML][HTML] Tricyclic antidepressants

J Moraczewski, AO Awosika, KK Aedma - StatPearls [Internet], 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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PubReader view. Go to this page to see a list of supported browsers or return to the regular …

Central sensitization in chronic low back pain: a narrative review

I Sanzarello, L Merlini, MA Rosa… - Journal of back and …, 2016 - content.iospress.com
Low back pain is one of the four most common disorders in all regions, and the greatest
contributor to disability worldwide, adding 10.7% of total years lost due to this health state …