Patients with chronic whiplash can be subgrouped on the basis of symptoms of sensory hypersensitivity and posttraumatic stress

Pain

Volumn 154, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1640-1648

  Pedler, Ashley ^a   Sterling, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Posttraumatic stress; Sensory hypersensitivity; Subgroup; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; CHRONIC PAIN; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NECK PAIN; PAIN INTENSITY; PAIN PARAMETERS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SELF REPORT; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; WHIPLASH INJURY;

POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS; SENSORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SUBGROUP; WHIPLASH;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 84881660969     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.05.005     Document Type: Article

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