Temporal changes in pain processing after whiplash injury, based on Quantitative Sensory Testing: A systematic review.

Jente BontinckDorine LenoirBarbara CagnieCarlos MurilloInge TimmersElise CnockaertLisa BernaersMira MeeusIris Coppieters

Published in: European journal of pain (London, England) (2021)

Altered pain processing is present soon after whiplash injury, but usually recovers within 3 months. Non-recovering patients show little to no improvements in the following years. Differences between recovering and non-recovering patients can be observed by Quantitative Sensory Testing already in the acute phase. Therefore, it is considered a feasible and effective tool that can contribute to the identification of high-risk patients and the prevention of chronification.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic pain
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
high resolution
spinal cord injury
pain management
patient reported
postoperative pain