The role of central sensitization in shoulder pain: A systematic literature review

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 710-716

  Sanchis, Marc N ^a   Lluch, Enrique ^b,c,d   Nijs, Jo ^c,d   Struyf, Filip ^c,e   Kangasperko, Maija ^a  

^a SATAKUNTA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c Pain in Motion Research Group   (Belgium)

^d VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^e Hogeschool Antwerpen   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Central nervous system sensitization; Shoulder pain; Subacromial impingement syndrome; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM SENSITIZATION; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER PAIN;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM SENSITIZATION; HUMANS; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 84919344200     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: 1532866X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2014.11.002     Document Type: Review

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