The prevalence of depression in women with pregnancy‐related pelvic girdle pain: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

B Halliday, S Chatfield, J Hosking… - Health Science …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Pregnancy‐related pelvic girdle pain (PPGP) is estimated to
affect between 20% and 70% of pregnant women with 10% experiencing it for more than 3 …

No evidence that working memory modulates the plasticity of the nociceptive system, as measured by secondary mechanical hypersensitivity

E Meyers, M Alves, A Teugels, DM Torta - The Journal of Pain, 2023 - Elsevier
The effect of cognition on the plasticity of the nociceptive system remains controversial. In
this study, we examined whether working memory can buffer against the development of …

Verbal support from a stranger reduces the development of mechanical hypersensitivity: behavioural and neurophysiological evidence

KP Jaltare, JB Manresa, S Niwa, DM Torta - The Journal of Pain, 2024 - Elsevier
Handholding reduces experimentally induced acute pain, and buffers against the
development of mechanical secondary hypersensitivity, an indirect proxy of central …

The Role of Pain Expectations in the Development of Secondary Pinprick Hypersensitivity: Behavioral-Neurophysiological Evidence and the Role of Pain-Related …

KP Jaltare, E Meyers, DM Torta - The Journal of Pain, 2024 - Elsevier
Secondary mechanical hypersensitivity, a common symptom of neuropathic pain, reflects
increased responsiveness of nociceptive pathways and can be induced temporarily in …

[PDF][PDF] Top-down Attention Does not Modulate Pain Sensitization: Insights from an Experimental Analysis

D Della Porta, E Scheirman, V Legrain - 2023 - osf.io
Top-down Attention Does not Modulate Pain Sensitization: Insights from an Experimental
Analysis Page 1 Top-down Attention Does not Modulate Pain Sensitization: Insights from 1 …

Top-down attention does not modulate mechanical hypersensitivity consecutive to central sensitization: insights from an experimental analysis

D Della Porta, E Scheirman, V Legrain - Pain, 2022 - journals.lww.com
According to the neurocognitive model of attention to pain, when the attentional resources
invested in a task unrelated to pain are high, limited cognitive resources can be directed …

[PDF][PDF] Verbal support from a stranger reduces the development of mechanical hypersensitivity: behavioural, electrophysiological evidence and the moderating role of …

KP Jaltare, JB Manresa, S Niwa, DM Torta - osf.io
Various forms of social support have been evidenced to diminish acute pain ratings and
modulate physiological responses to acute pain stimuli, with adult attachment styles …