The term “nociplastic pain” was introduced by the International Association for the Study of
Pain (IASP) in 2017 as a third mechanistic pain descriptor in addition to nociceptive and …

Osteoarthritis comprises several joint disorders characterized by articular cartilage
degeneration and persistent pain, causing disability and economic burden. The incidence of …

Chronic pain is a leading cause of disability globally and associated with enormous health-
care costs. The discrepancy between the extent of tissue damage and the magnitude of …

The redefinition of neuropathic pain, 23 which specifically excludes the concept of
“dysfunction,” has left a large group of patients without a valid pathophysiological descriptor …

A systematic literature review was undertaken to determine if conditioned pain modulation
(CPM) is reliable. Longitudinal, English language observational studies of the repeatability …

Objective To evaluate interrater reliability using 5 newly trained observers in the assessment
of pressure pain threshold (PPT) using a fixed-angle algometer. Methods The study design …

Hyperexcitability of the central nervous system (CNS) has been suggested to play an
important role in the chronic pain experienced by osteoarthritis (OA) patients. A systematic …

OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the use of Quantitative sensory testing (QST) in pain
characterisation (phenoty**) in Osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS: Six bibliographic …

Objective Pain is among the most frequently reported, bothersome, and disabling symptoms
described by patients with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and other …

Aims of investigation: To quantify the magnitude of putative gender differences in
experimental pressure pain threshold (PPT), and to establish the relevance of repeated …