Chronic pain-related changes in endogenous opioid analgesia: A case report

Pain

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 167-171

  Bruehl, Stephen ^a   Chung, Ok Y ^a   Chont, Melissa ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute pain; Blood pressure; Chronic pain; Endogenous opioids; Opioid blockade; Prospective

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE; OPIATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPREGULATION;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BACK PAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 72149092394     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.09.025     Document Type: Article

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