Abnormal Pain Modulation in Patients with Spatially Distributed Chronic Pain: Fibromyalgia

Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 263-274

  Staud, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Chronic pain; Diffuse noxious inhibitory control; Fibromyalgia; Modulation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE; PREGABALIN;

ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FIBROMYALGIA; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROMODULATION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSORY STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; THERMAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD;

EID: 67651225439     PISSN: 0889857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rdc.2009.05.006     Document Type: Review

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