Changes in pain modulation occur soon after whiplash trauma but are not related to altered perception of distorted visual feedback

Pain Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 588-598

  Daenen, Liesbeth ^a,b,c   Nijs, Jo ^c,d   Cras, Patrick ^a,b   Wouters, Kristien ^b   Roussel, Nathalie ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^d Hogeschool Antwerpen   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Altered perception; Central nervous system; Conditioned pain modulation; Distorted visual feedback; Neck pain; Pain; Pain assessment; Pain modulation; Whiplash; Whiplash associated disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MODULATION; NECK DISABILITY INDEX; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTION DISORDER; SENSORY FEEDBACK; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL FEEDBACK; WHIPLASH INJURY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM SENSITIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; VISION; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM SENSITIZATION; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 84908453106     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/papr.12113     Document Type: Article

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