BODY AWARENESS, STRESS AND SYMPTOMS IN AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC PAIN: AN EXPLORATIVE STUDY.
Emma VarkeyRaquel GottfridssonAnna Grimby-EkmanAnna Bjarnegård SelliusMaria ÖstmanPaulin Andréll
Published in: Journal of rehabilitation medicine. Clinical communications (2024)
In patients with chronic pain, high pain intensity and multiple painful sites seem to be associated with impaired stress regulation. The patients had low body awareness, which was negatively influenced by pain duration.