The diversity of chronic pain syndromes and the methods employed to study them make
integrating experimental findings challenging. This study performed coordinate-based meta …

Evaluating external and internal stimuli is critical to survival. Potentially tissue-damaging
conditions generate sensory experiences that the organism must respond to in an …

Dysmenorrhea, defined as pain associated with menstruation, is subclassified as either
primary, in the absence of underlying organic disease, or secondary to a specific …

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder characterized by
recurring abdominal pain associated with alterations in bowel habits. We hypothesized that …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether women with chronic pelvic pain and variable degrees of
endometriosis demonstrate altered pain sensitivity relative to pain-free healthy women in a …

Background: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a complex pain syndrome. Since its pathogenesis
is still poorly understood and structural alterations in pain related brain regions may be …

One to 3 days of menstrual pain is associated with rapid gray matter alterations in the brain.
ABSTRACT Dysmenorrhea is the most prevalent gynecological disorder in women of child …

Although brain plasticity in the form of gray matter increases and decreases has been
observed in chronic pain, factors determining the patterns of directionality are largely …

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) could be considered nowadays a deep health problem that
challenges physicians all over the world. This because its aetiology is still unclear, the …

Background Peripheral nerve injury can have long-term consequences including pain-
related manifestations, such as hypersensitivity to cutaneous stimuli, as well as affective and …