Pediatric Neural Changes to Physical and Emotional Pain After Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment: A Pilot Study.

Rebecca J LeppingCara M HoffartAmanda S BruceJasmine M TaylorNeil J MardisSeung-Lark Lim Dustin P Wallace

Published in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)

This study examined changes in brain response to pain in youth experiencing chronic pain participating in intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment (IIPT). The novelty in this pilot study is the longitudinal neuroimaging findings in conjunction with established, clinically relevant behavioral and self-report measures of pain.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
mental health
multiple sclerosis
combination therapy
cross sectional
blood brain barrier
functional connectivity