In 2006, the OPPERA project (Orofacial Pain: Prospective Evaluation and Risk Assessment)
set out to identify risk factors for development of painful temporomandibular disorder (TMD) …

Fibromyalgia is the current term for chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain for which no
alternative cause can be identified. The underlying mechanisms, in both human and animal …

Fibromyalgia is a disorder that is part of a spectrum of syndromes that lack precise
classification. It is often considered as part of the global overview of functional somatic …

Objective To use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to evaluate the pattern of
cerebral activation during the application of painful pressure and determine whether this …

OBJECTIVES: To discuss fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and overlapping conditions, eg,
irritable bowel syndrome, headaches, and chronic fatigue syndrome, within the concept of …

In September 2006, members of the Sex, Gender and Pain Special Interest Group of the
International Association for the Study of Pain met to discuss the following:(1) what is known …

OBJECTIVE: Chronic fatigue syndrome is an illness characterized by disabling fatigue of at
least 6 months, accompanied by several other symptoms. This review summarizes the …

OBJECTIVES: To discuss the current terminologies used for fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS)
and related overlapping conditions, to examine if central sensitivity syndromes (CSS) is the …

In addition to the debilitating fatigue, the majority of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome
(CFS) experience chronic widespread pain. These pain complaints show the greatest …

To investigate the influence of chronic nociceptive pain on endogenous pain modulation, the
effect of heterotopic noxious conditioning stimulation (HNCS) on perception of various …