Objective Emerging evidence suggests that pain sensitization plays an important role in pain
associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA). This systematic review and meta-analysis …

Hypersensitivity due to central pain mechanisms can influence recovery and lead to worse
clinical outcomes, but the ability of quantitative sensory testing (QST), an index of …

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a heterogeneous disorder including patients with
dominant nociceptive (eg, myofascial low back pain), neuropathic (eg, lumbar …

Central sensitization (CS) involves an amplification of neural processing within the central
nervous system that can result in widespread pain patterns and hypersensitivity to stimuli …

Objective This review summarizes the scientific literature relating to the use of quantitative
sensory testing (QST) for mechanism-based pain management. Design A literature search …

Background Clinical examination findings are used in primary care to give an initial
diagnosis to patients with low back pain and related leg symptoms. The purpose of this study …

Abstract Changes in central pain processing have been shown in patients with chronic low-
back pain (cLBP). We used quantitative sensory testing methods to identify differences in …

Age-and gender-matched reference values are essential for the clinical use of quantitative
sensory testing (QST). To extend the standard test sites for QST—according to the German …

Chronic postoperative pain after total knee replacement (TKR) in knee osteoarthritis (KOA)
implies clinical challenges. Widespread hyperalgesia, facilitated temporal summation of …

Abstract BELAVY, DL, J. Van Oosterwijck, M. Clarkson, E. Dhondt, NL Mundell, C. Miller and
PJ Owen. NEUROSCI BIOBEHAV REV 21 (1) XXX-XXX, 2020. Exercise training is capable …