Both sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are involved in regulating pain
states. The activity of these systems seems to become disturbed in states of chronic pain …

There is growing evidence that chronic pain conditions can have an associated central
pathology, involving both cortical reorganisation and an incongruence between expected …

Objectives Heart rate variability (HRV) is an important physiological measure of the capacity
for neurogenic homeostatic regulation, and an indirect measure of emotional processing …

Heart rate variability (HRV) is a non-invasive measure of autonomic function. The
relationship between unselected long-term traumatic injury (TI) and HRV has not been …

Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) exert devastating effects on body awareness, leading to the
disruption of the transmission of sensory and motor inputs. Researchers have attempted to …

Background Building on the recent finding that chronic pain patients with impaired
functioning of the descending nociceptive inhibitory system (DNIS) present lower resting …

Results: The conducted study demonstrated the effectiveness of tramadol (p= 0.004) and
ketoprofen (p= 0.039) administered half an hour before the beginning of surgery, but there …

A amputação leva a redução da mobilidade e atividade física afetando os sistemas
musculoesquelético, respiratório e cardiovascular. Nosso objetivo foi analisar a …

Background The autonomic nervous system is subserved by the sympathetic and
parasympathetic which regulate vital involuntary physiological functions like heart rate …

Chronic and post-surgical pain conditions are highly prevalent and often treated sub-
optimally. Clinical pain is understood to originate from inflammatory and neurological …