Do men and women experience pain differently? What are the implications for the rheumatologist?

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 198-200

  Javier, Rose Marie ^a   Perrot, Serge ^b  

^a HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Estrogens; Gender; Pain; Pain sensitivity; Sex

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CAPSAICIN; CYTOCHROME P450; ENDORPHIN; ESTRADIOL; GABAPENTIN; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; SUBSTANCE P; TRAMADOL;

ARTHRALGIA; BREAST CANCER; CARTILAGE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; EDITORIAL; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; FIBROMYALGIA; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER PAIN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77952583937     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2010.03.004     Document Type: Editorial

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