Sensory functions in the foot soles in victims of generalized torture, in victims also beaten under the feet (falanga) and in healthy controls - A blinded study using quantitative sensory testing

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Prip, Karen ^a,b   Persson, Ann L ^a   Sjölund, Bengt H ^b  

^a Rehabiliterings og Forskningscentret for Torturofre   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Central inhibition; Chronic pain; Falanga; Nerve injury; Sensitization; Torture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD; COLD PAIN; COLD SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP PRESSURE PAIN; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALANGA; FOOT PAIN; FOOT SOLE; HEAT; HEAT PAIN; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; HYPESTHESIA; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE SENSORY TESTING; SENSORY EVALUATION; SKIN STIMULATION; TORTURE; TORTURE SURVIVOR; TOUCH; WARMING;

EID: 84871547760     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-12-39     Document Type: Article

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