central sensitization

Abstract: Background: Personality traits are relevant for pain perception in persistent pain disorders, although they have not been studied in depth in sensitized and nonsensitized patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Objective: To explain and compare the personality profile of patients...

This thread has been formed by merging several threads about the Mayo clinic and it's approach to treating ME/CFS Supposed treatments for ME CFS - plus overview by Mayo clinic https://www.drugs.com/condition/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs.html Content supplied by Mayo clinic...

Full title: Differences in outcomes after total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis between patients with and without central sensitivity syndromes other than fibromyalgia Abstract We investigated the differences in outcomes after total hip arthroplasty (THA) for hip osteoarthritis (HOA)...

Abstract Objective Current evidence suggests that fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) involves complex underlying mechanisms. This study aimed to quantify the multivariate relationships between clinical, psychophysical, and psychological outcomes in women with FMS by using network analysis to...

Abstract Objective Patients with persistent physical symptoms (PPS) require an explanation that is acceptable and comprehensible to them. Central sensitisation (CS) is an explanatory model for PPS and chronic pain that has been broadly applied in the context of pain medicine, but, until...

Abstract Patients recovered from a COVID-19 infection often report vague symptoms of fatigue or dyspnoea, comparable to the manifestations in patients with central sensitisation. The hypothesis was that central sensitisation could be the underlying common aetiology in both patient populations...

Abstract A cross-sectional study of 21,665 Japanese residents was performed to investigate the prevalence of central sensitization syndromes (CSS). CSS were assessed using the Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI-A). CSS were defined as a CSI-A score of 40 or higher. Age, sex, district, 10...

The association between exposure to domestic abuse in women and the development of syndromes indicating central nervous system sensitization: A retrospective cohort study using UK primary care records Abstract Background Domestic abuse is a global public health issue. The association between...

Abstract Introduction Central sensitization (CS) may explain the persistence of symptoms in patients with chronic pain and persistent physical symptoms (PPS). There is a need for assessing CS in the consultation room. In a recently published systematic review, we made an inventory of tests for...

Highlights • Central sensitisation (CS) was assessed using quantitative sensory tests (QST). • Dynamic QST showed complete agreement in all subjects regarding the presence of CS. • The large majority of CFS and fibromyalgia cases demonstrated CS. • This could be either a cause or an effect of...

[My bolding] Abstract Fibromyalgia presents with symptoms of widespread pain, fatigue, sleeping and cognitive disturbances as well as other somatic symptoms. It often overlaps with other conditions termed ‘central sensitivity syndromes’ such as irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue...

Abstract Central Sensitization (CS) has been proposed as a common pathophysiological mechanism to explain related syndromes for which no specific organic cause can be found. The term Central Sensitivity Syndrome (CSS) has been proposed to describe these poorly understood disorders related to...

Full title: Central sensitization and severity of gastrointestinal symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome, chronic pain syndromes, and inflammatory bowel disease Abstract Background Central sensitization has been suggested as an explanation of the wide range of gastrointestinal and...

Central sensitisation in chronic pain conditions: latest discoveries and their potential for precision medicine Authors include Nijs and Clauw. Published in the Lancet. Full paper here. Includes ‘chronic fatigue syndrome in the text and tables. Summary Chronic pain is a leading cause of...

Open access, https://www.hindawi.com/journals/prm/2021/6656917/

https://slate.com/technology/2021/02/chronic-pain-neuroscience-education-running-joy.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab-intl-en Content warning: When the article says neuroscience, they really mean "neuroscience" ;). Some excerpts: This is an "interesting" bit: This bit... hmmm:

Article about the new diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia Dagens Medisin had an article about the new diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia, with comments from Egil Fors who have been involved in some ME/CFS research at NTNU...

Paywall, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/sjpain-2020-0031 Sci hub, unable to access paper at time of posting.

https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/10/4/164/htm eta:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306987720302437