Psychologic factors are related to some sensory pain thresholds but not nociceptive flexion reflex threshold in chronic whiplash

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 124-130

  Sterling, Michele ^a   Hodkinson, Emily ^b   Pettiford, Catherine ^b   Souvlis, Tina ^b   Curatolo, Michele ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Catastrophization; Central hyperexcitability; Sensory hypersensitivity; Whiplash injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; NECK PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 38549091051     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31815ca293     Document Type: Article

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