Widespread sensory hypersensitivity is a feature of chronic whiplash-associated disorder but not chronic idiopathic neck pain

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-181

  Scott, David ^a   Jull, Gwendolen ^a   Sterling, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Chronic whiplash associated disorders; Idiopathic neck pain; Pain threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CERVICAL SPINE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NECK PAIN; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE SENSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; SENSORY ANALYSIS; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; THERMAL STIMULATION; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; ULNAR NERVE; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NECK PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 14044267542     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-200503000-00009     Document Type: Article

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