Chronic pain after whiplash injury-evidence for altered central sensory processing

Journal of Whiplash and Related Disorders

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-16

  Petersen Felix, Steen ^a   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^b   Curatolo, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Central sensitization; Chronic pain; Hyperalgesia; Pain threshold; Whiplash injury

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; KETAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NECK INJURY; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; SENSORY NERVE; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 0042384992     PISSN: 15332888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J180v02n01_02     Document Type: Review

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