The result of treatment on vestibular and general pain thresholds in women with provoked vestibulodynia

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 598-604

  Bohm Starke, Nina ^a,b,f   Brodda Jansen, Gunilla ^a,b,c   Linder, Jürgen ^d   Danielsson, Ingela ^e  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Danderyd Hospital   (Denmark)

^c Rehabiliterings og Forskningscentret for Torturofre   (Denmark)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e SUNDSVALL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

EMG biofeedback; Pressure pain thresholds; Provoked vestibulodynia; SF 36; Topical lidocaine

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; VULVAR VESTIBULITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVITIS;

EID: 34548126461     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e318122d1fc     Document Type: Article

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