Sex and Pain-Related Psychological Variables Are Associated With Thermal Pain Sensitivity for Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

Journal of Pain

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 2-10

  George, Steven Z ^a   Wittmer, Virgil T ^b   Fillingim, Roger B ^a   Robinson, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Brooks Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

catastrophizing; experimental pain; fear avoidance beliefs; gender differences; Quantitative sensory testing; temporal summation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SENSITIZATION; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; THERMAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEAR; HEAT; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 33845900477     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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