Preliminary investigation of absent nociceptive flexion reflex responses among more symptomatic women with fibromyalgia syndrome

Rheumatology International

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2365-2372

  Umeda, Masataka ^a   Corbin, Lisa W ^b   Maluf, Katrina S ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Central sensitization; Depression; Electromyography; Muscle; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FIBROMYALGIA IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NERVE STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTING HEART RATE; SURAL NERVE; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; REFLEX;

EID: 84883165361     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-013-2725-0     Document Type: Article

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