Recognition of central sensitization in patients with musculoskeletal pain: Application of pain neurophysiology in manual therapy practice

Manual Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-141

  Nijs, Jo ^a,b,c   Van Houdenhove, Boudewijn ^d   Oostendorp, Rob A B ^e  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b Hogeschool Antwerpen   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Central sensitization; Clinical reasoning; Manual therapy; Musculoskeletal disorders; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FIBROMYALGIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; IRRITABLE COLON; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SENSITIZATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYMPTOM; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; WHIPLASH INJURY;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 76049120673     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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