Long-term facilitation of nociceptive withdrawal reflexes following low-frequency conditioning electrical stimulation: A new model for central sensitization in humans

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 822-831

  Biurrun Manresa, José A ^a   Mørch, Carsten D ^a   Andersen, Ole K ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Central sensitization; Conditioning electrical stimulation; Long term potentiation; Nociceptive withdrawal reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN PERCEPTION; REFLEX;

EID: 77956056526     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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