Different neuroplastic processes can occur along the nociceptive pathways and may be
important in the transition from acute to chronic pain and for diagnosis and development of …

Studies have suggested that quantitative sensory testing (QST) might hold a predictive value
for the development of chronic postoperative pain and the response to pharmacological …

Mechanism-based classification of pain has been advocated widely to aid tailoring of
interventions for individuals experiencing persistent musculoskeletal pain. Three pain …

Accumulating evidence reveal important applications of endogenous pain modulation
assessment in healthy controls and in patients in clinical settings, as dysregulations in the …

Preoperative pain characteristics in patients with osteoarthritis may explain persistent pain
after total knee replacement. Fifty patients awaiting total knee replacement and 22 …

Objectives Approximately 20% of knee osteoarthritis patients undergoing total knee
arthroplasty (TKA) report chronic postoperative pain. Studies suggest that preoperative …

Objectives Conditioned pain modulation (CPM) is a psychophysical parameter that is used
to reflect the efficacy of endogenous pain inhibition. CPM reliability is important for research …

Background Pain after surgery is not uncommon with 30% of patients reporting moderate to
severe postoperative pain. Early identification of patients prone to postoperative pain may …

Descending pain inhibition is a key component of physiological and pathological pain
processing. 70 Various neurotransmitter systems underlie different descending pain …

Introduction Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a major health, social, and economic problem.
Most of the subjects who suffer from chronic musculoskeletal pain present processes of …