The past few decades have witnessed a huge leap forward in our understanding of the
mechanistic underpinnings of pain, in normal states where it helps protect from injury, and …

The pineal gland (Glandula Pinealis) was first described by the Greek medical physician,
surgeon and philosopher Galen (131 CE-201 CE). He named the gland from the …

The relationship between glutamate and g-aminobutyric acid (GABA) levels in the living
human brain and pain sensitivity is unknown. Combined glutamine/glutamate (Glx), as well …

Pain catastrophizing may be assessed as a dispositional measure using a previous painful
experience as a reference or as a situational measure using an actual ongoing pain as a …

Background: Analgesics are commonly used drugs but we are lacking knowledge of trends,
persistence, high-risk use and the association with pain sensitivity at a population-level …

Use of analgesics in the general population Page 1 Faculty of Health Sciences Department
of Community Medicine Use of analgesics in the general population Trends, persistence …

Chronic pruritus may be caused by dysfunction in cutaneous receptors, arise from peripheral
nerve damage or have its genesis in the central nervous system. In combination with a …

Die transkutane Vagusnervstimulation (tVNS) findet als Methode zur Schmerzlinderung
zunehmend mehr Beachtung, allerdings ist der zugrunde liegende Wirkmechanismus noch …