Liver disease is associated with qualitative and quantitative changes in the intestinal
microbiota. In cirrhotic patients the alteration in gut microbiota is characterized by an …

Pain in chronic pancreatitis (CP) shows similarities with other visceral pain syndromes (ie.,
inflammatory bowel disease and esophagitis), which should thus be managed in a similar …

Background The prevalence of neuropathic pain (NeP) has been estimated within specific
health conditions; however, there are no published data on its broad prevalence in the US …

Neuropathic pain is clinically described as pain caused by a lesion or disease of the
somatosensory nervous system. The aim of this study was to assess the validity of the Dutch …

Pain is a prevalent and debilitating healthcare problem. Since pharmacological treatments
have numerous side-effects, additional treatment could be beneficial. Music has been …

Background: Dysfunction at the ocular system via nociceptive or neuropathic mechanisms
can lead to chronic ocular pain. While many studies have reported on responses to …

The mechanisms underlying rheumatoid arthritis (RA)‐induced pain are still not fully
elucidated, and accumulating data indicate that peripheral inflammation is not the only factor …

Introduction A relevant subsample of patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) have
manifested augmented central pain processing, central sensitisation (CS). Patients with …

Background The assessment of a neuropathic pain component (NePC) to establish the
neurological criteria required to comply with the clinical description is based on history …

An increased sensitivity to painful stimuli has been proposed to be related to the
development of chronic pain. Therefore, assessment of individual pain sensitivity is useful in …