Chronic pain syndrome is a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by several
pathological mechanisms. One in five adults in Europe may experience chronic pain. In …

Although fibromyalgia (FM) is associated with a deficit in inhibitory conditioned pain
modulation (CPM), the discriminative power of CPM procedures is unknown. Moreover, the …

Movement limitation is a common characteristic of chronic pain such that pain prevents the
very movement and activity that is most likely to promote recovery. This is particularly the …

Reduced pain perception during painful stimulation to another body region (ie, conditioned
pain modulation [CPM]) is considered important for pain modulation and development of …

The stage at which processing of tactile distance occurs is still debated. We addressed this
issue by implementing an adaptation-aftereffect paradigm with passive touch. We …

The bidirectional relationship between sleep and pain problems has been extensively
demonstrated but despite all the accumulating evidence, their shared mechanisms are …

When nociceptive stimulation affects a larger body area, pain increases. This effect is called
spatial summation of pain (SSp). The aim of this study was to describe SSp as a function of …

The ability to know where our own body and body parts are in space is often taken for
granted, yet it is of fundamental importance for the majority of our everyday activities, let …

Wild boar trapping has been used as a management tool to control wild boar populations.
However, it is increasingly criticized due to animal welfare concerns. While cortisol levels …

Spatial acuity measured by 2-point discrimination (2PD) threshold and spatial summation of
pain (SSp) are useful paradigms to probe the pain system in humans. Whether the results of …