Possible deficiencies of pain modulation in fibromyalgia

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 189-196

  Lautenbacher, S ^a,b,c   Rollman, G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Diffuse noxious inhibitory controls (DNIC); Electrical stimulation; Fibromyalgia; Pain modulation; Thermal stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL STIMULATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEAT; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0030731764     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-199709000-00003     Document Type: Article

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