Signs Indicative of Central Sensitization Are Present but Not Associated with the Central Sensitization Inventory in Patients with Focal Nerve Injury.

Luis Matesanz-GarcíaFerran Cuenca-MartínezAna Isabel SimónDavid CeciliaCarlos Goicoechea García Josue Fernández-Carnero Annina B Schmid

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)

Patients with CTS show signs of altered central pain mechanisms. The CSI seems unsuitable to detect changes in central pain processing but is rather associated with psychological factors in people with focal nerve injuries.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
peripheral nerve
spinal cord injury
depressive symptoms
physical activity