Sex differences in pain and quantitative sensory testing in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

K Vogel, LN Muhammad, J Song, T Neogi… - Arthritis Care & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have higher pain and worse functional
outcomes compared to men, even when treated with similar medications. The objective of …

Pain sensitisation in women with active rheumatoid arthritis: a comparative cross‐sectional study

N Vladimirova, A Jespersen, EM Bartels… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. In some rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, joint pain persists without signs of
inflammation. This indicates that central pain sensitisation may play a role in the generation …

Sex differences in pain scores and localization in inflammatory arthritis: a systematic review and metaanalysis

C Barnabe, L Bessette, C Flanagan… - The Journal of …, 2012 - jrheum.org
Objective. To systematically identify and examine reports of sex-stratified pain
measurements in patients with inflammatory arthritis. Methods. Data sources included …

Association between pain sensitization and disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross‐sectional study

YC Lee, CO Bingham III, RR Edwards… - Arthritis care & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Pain sensitization may contribute to pain severity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA),
impacting disease activity assessment. We examined whether pain processing mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] Pain sensitization is associated with disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis patients: A cross-sectional study

YC Lee, CO Bingham III, RR Edwards… - Arthritis care & …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Pain sensitization may contribute to pain severity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA),
impacting assessment of disease activity. We examined whether pain processing …

[PDF][PDF] Enhanced pain sensitivity among individuals with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: potential sex differences in central sensitization

EJ Bartley, CD King, KT Sibille… - Arthritis care & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a condition commonly associated with
increased pain, disability, and functional limitations. Given the poor correspondence …

Association of pain centralization and patient‐reported pain in active rheumatoid arthritis

AC Heisler, J Song, DD Dunlop… - Arthritis care & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Pain is a significant burden for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) despite
advancements in treatment. We undertook this study to examine the independent …

[HTML][HTML] A cross-sectional study of pain sensitivity, disease-activity assessment, mental health, and fibromyalgia status in rheumatoid arthritis

N Joharatnam, DF McWilliams, D Wilson… - Arthritis research & …, 2015 - Springer
Introduction Pain remains the most important problem for people with rheumatoid arthritis
(RA). Active inflammatory disease contributes to pain, but pain due to non-inflammatory …

Use of the painDETECT tool in rheumatoid arthritis suggests neuropathic and sensitization components in pain reporting

S Ahmed, T Magan, M Vargas, A Harrison… - Journal of Pain …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory autoimmune condition typified by systemic
inflammation targeted toward synovial joints. Inhibition of proinflammatory networks by …

Three subgroups of pain profiles identified in 227 women with arthritis: a latent class analysis

K de Luca, L Parkinson, A Downie, F Blyth, J Byles - Clinical rheumatology, 2017 - Springer
The objectives were to identify subgroups of women with arthritis based upon the multi-
dimensional nature of their pain experience and to compare health and socio-demographic …