Similarities in stress physiology among patients with chronic pain and headache disorders: Evidence for a common pathophysiological mechanism?

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 165-175

  Leistad, Rune Bang ^a,b   Nilsen, Kristian Bernhard ^a,b   Stovner, Lars Jacob ^a   Westgaard, Rolf Harald ^a   Rø, Magne ^a,b   Sand, Trond ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chronic neck shoulder pain (SNP); Chronic pain; Fibromyalgia(FMS); Migraine; Stress; Tension type headache (TTH)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIGRAINE; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TENSION HEADACHE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEADACHE DISORDERS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 44249123760     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: 11292377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-008-0029-7     Document Type: Article

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