Central sensitization in urogynecological chronic pelvic pain: A systematic literature review

Pain Physician

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 291-308

  Kaya, Serap ^a,b   Hermans, Linda ^b   Willems, Tine ^b   Roussel, Nathalie ^c   Meeus, Mira ^b,c  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Central sensitization; Chronic pelvic pain; Hyperalgesia; Pain inhibition; Pain modulation; Pain processing; Pelvic pain; Sensitization; Systematic review; Urogynecological pain

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM SENSITIZATION; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIFFUSE NOXIOUS INHIBITORY CONTROL; EXCITABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SENSORY SYSTEM; STIMULUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM SENSITIZATION; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; PELVIC PAIN; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880636010     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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