Objectives: Patients with low back pain (LBP) often demonstrate pain sensitization, high
degree of pain catastrophizing, and psychological distress. This study investigated whether …

Introduction: Chronic low back pain (LBP) is common, and some patients require opiates
therapy. This Bayesian network meta-analysis (NMA) analyzed available randomized …

Background Current clinical phenotyping of musculoskeletal pain provides very limited
evidence‐based support to personalized medicine. This paper discusses the potential of …

2. Materials and methods This study was designed as a retrospective cross-sectional study.
The study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee (Human studies) of …

We tested whether aerobic exercise training altered morphine analgesic responses or
reduced morphine dosages necessary for adequate analgesia. Patients with chronic back …

Background Conditioned pain modulation (CPM) is a potential predictor of treatment
response that has not been studied in temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Objectives We …

Objective This study aimed to identify characteristics of individuals who are most likely to
benefit from long‐term opioid therapy in terms of reduction in pain severity and improved …

Background Pain is a complex polygenic trait whose common genetic underpinnings are
relatively ill-defined due in part to challenges in measuring pain as a phenotype. Pain …

Objective Quantitative sensory testing is widely used in clinical and research settings to
assess the sensory functions of healthy subjects and patients. It is of importance to establish …

Objectives: Conditioned pain modulation (CPM) protocols index magnitude of descending
pain inhibition. This study evaluated whether the degree of CPM, controlling for CPM …