[PDF][PDF] In the spine or in the brain? Recent advances in pain neuroscience applied in the intervention for low back pain

J Nijs, J Clark, A Malfliet, K Ickmans, L Voogt… - Clin Exp …, 2017 - researchgate.net
Conservative, surgical and pharmacological strategies for chronic low back pain (CLBP)
management offer at best modest effect sizes in reducing pain and related disability …

Bowel disorders

BE Lacy, F Mearin, L Chang, WD Chey, AJ Lembo… - Gastroenterology, 2016 - Elsevier
Functional bowel disorders are highly prevalent disorders found worldwide. These disorders
have the potential to affect all members of society, regardless of age, sex, race, creed, color …

Sleep disturbances and severe stress as glial activators: key targets for treating central sensitization in chronic pain patients?

J Nijs, ML Loggia, A Polli, M Moens… - Expert opinion on …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The mechanism of sensitization of the central nervous system partly explains
the chronic pain experience in many patients, but the etiological mechanisms of this central …

Centrally mediated disorders of gastrointestinal pain

L Keefer, DA Drossman, E Guthrie, M Simrén, K Tillisch… - Gastroenterology, 2016 - Elsevier
Centrally mediated abdominal pain syndrome, formerly known as functional abdominal pain
syndrome, can be distinguished from other functional gastrointestinal disorders by its strong …

Opioid misuse in gastroenterology and non-opioid management of abdominal pain

E Szigethy, M Knisely, D Drossman - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology …, 2018 - nature.com
Opioids were one of the earliest classes of medications used for pain across a variety of
conditions, but morbidity and mortality have been increasingly associated with their chronic …

Nutritional intervention in chronic pain: an innovative way of targeting central nervous system sensitization?

J Nijs, S Tumkaya Yilmaz, Ö Elma, J Tatta… - Expert opinion on …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Few treatment programs for chronic pain nowadays take a dietary pattern or
adipose status into account. Areas covered An important role of neuroinflammation in …

Minocycline as a promising therapeutic strategy for chronic pain

YQ Zhou, DQ Liu, SP Chen, J Sun, XM Wang… - Pharmacological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Chronic pain remains to be a clinical challenge due to insufficient therapeutic strategies.
Minocycline is a member of the tetracycline class of antibiotics, which has been used in …

New perspectives in the diagnosis and management of enteric neuropathies

CH Knowles, G Lindberg, E Panza… - Nature reviews …, 2013 - nature.com
Chronic disturbances of gastrointestinal function encompass a wide spectrum of clinical
disorders that range from common conditions with mild‑to‑moderate symptoms to rare …

Neuroprotection by minocycline caused by direct and specific scavenging of peroxynitrite

S Schildknecht, R Pape, N Müller, M Robotta… - Journal of Biological …, 2011 - ASBMB
Minocycline prevents oxidative protein modifications and damage in disease models
associated with inflammatory glial activation and oxidative stress. Although the drug has …

[PDF][PDF] The narcotic bowel syndrome: a recent update

D Drossman, E Szigethy - Am J Gastroenterol Suppl, 2014 - researchgate.net
OBJECTIVES: The paradoxical development of chronic abdominal pain is an
underrecognized side effect of opioid use. Narcotic bowel syndrome (NBS), occurring in only …