Pain sensitization has a major impact on the perception of pain, affecting both physical function and quality of life (QoL), in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to the results of a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Central sensitization may be an important underlying factor that complicates the treatment of chronic pain and ...

The burden of chronic pain. Source: GoodIdeas / Shutterstock Nerve sensitization often contributes to chronic pain states, such as back pain, migraines, and irritable bowel. Sensitization is an ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- People who suffer from chronic low back pain (CLBP) are likely to have greater pain sensitivity, researchers reported here. Compared to healthy controls, people with CLBP reported ...

Two women in the emergency room sit across from each other, their eyes red and welling with tears. Watching the minute hand of the clock slowly tick by, they eagerly await their turn to be seen. That ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Elevated auditory sensitivity was observed in a cohort of individuals with chronic back pain. Patients with ...

A four-condition crossover design (hydromorphone, dronabinol, combination, placebo) in 21 participants showed no additive or ...

A novel biomarker signature may offer a more objective way of predicting pain sensitivity, new research suggested. Investigators utilized the biomarker, which consisted of two measures — sensorimotor ...

In both traditional acupuncture theory and modern medical experience, acupoints are central to therapeutic outcomes, yet their biological nature has remained controversial. Conventional models assume ...