Neuropathic pain components are common in patients with painful cervical radiculopathy, but not in patients with nonspecific neck-arm pain

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 846-856

  Tampin, Brigitte ^a,b   Slater, Helen ^a,c   Briffa, Noelle K ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Fremantle Hospital and Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical radiculopathy; Neckarm pain; Neuropathic pain; PainDETECT; Quantitative sensory testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM PAIN; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD SENSATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMATOME; FEMALE; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NECK PAIN; NERVE ROOT INJURY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONSPECIFIC NECK ARM PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE SENSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; VIBRATION SENSE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RADICULOPATHY;

EID: 84888011945     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e318278d434     Document Type: Article

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