Pain extent is associated with Central Sensitization Inventory but not widespread pressure pain sensitivity or psychological variables in women with fibromyalgia.

Margarita Inés Cigarán-MéndezE Úbeda-D'OcasarJosé Luis Arias-Buría Mohammadreza Pourahmadi Barbero MarcoG M Gallego-SendarrubiasJuan Antonio Valera-Calero

Published in: Scandinavian journal of rheumatology (2022)

This study found that larger pain extent was associated with self-reported outcomes, i.e. CSI, but not neurophysiological outcomes, i.e. PPTs, of sensitization in women with FMS. Older age and a longer history with pain symptoms were also associated with larger pain extent.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
tyrosine kinase
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
postoperative pain
weight loss