Automated Nociceptive Withdrawal Reflex Measurements Reveal Normal Reflex Thresholds and Augmented Pain Ratings in Patients with Fibromyalgia

Automated Nociceptive Withdrawal Reflex Measurements Reveal Normal Reflex Thresholds and Augmented Pain Ratings in Patients with Fibromyalgia

The nociceptive withdrawal reflex (NWR) is used to probe spinal cord excitability in chronic pain states. Here, we used an automated and unbiased procedure for determining the NWR threshold and compared the reflex thresholds and corresponding pain ratings in a well-characterized cohort of fibromyalg...

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Main Authors: Johannes Ydrefors, Tomas Karlsson, Ulrika Wentzel Olausson, Bijar Ghafouri, Ann-Charlotte Johansson, Håkan Olausson, Björn Gerdle, Saad S. Nagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
chronic pain
electromyography
fibromyalgia
nociceptive withdrawal reflex
sensitization
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/6/1992

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