There is tremendous interpatient variability in the response to analgesic therapy (even for
efficacious treatments), which can be the source of great frustration in clinical practice. This …

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 …

Hypersensitivity due to central pain mechanisms can influence recovery and lead to worse
clinical outcomes, but the ability of quantitative sensory testing (QST), an index of …

Studies have suggested that quantitative sensory testing (QST) might hold a predictive value
for the development of chronic postoperative pain and the response to pharmacological …

Objective This review summarizes the scientific literature relating to the use of quantitative
sensory testing (QST) for mechanism-based pain management. Design A literature search …

Abstract Purpose of Review We review the relevance of quantitative sensory testing (QST) in
light of acute and chronic postoperative pain and associated challenges. Recent Findings …

Background Pain after surgery is not uncommon with 30% of patients reporting moderate to
severe postoperative pain. Early identification of patients prone to postoperative pain may …

The objectives of this study were to explore the existence of subgroups in a cohort with
chronic low back pain (n 5 294) based on the results of multimodal sensory testing and …

Neurophysiological mechanisms leading to chronicity of pruritus are not yet fully understood
and it is not known whether these mechanisms diverge between different underlying …

Pain is the most common symptom in chronic pancreatitis (CP) with a major impact on
quality of life. Few validated questionnaires to assess pain in CP exist, and the lack of …