Differences in self-reported signs related to central sensitization and pressure pain threshold related to knee osteoarthritis and sarcopenia.

Ryota ImaiSo TanakaTakanari KuboMitsumasa Hida Hidetoshi NakaoMasakazu ImaokaTomohiko Nishigami

Published in: European geriatric medicine (2024)

Discrepancies in the evaluation of central sensitization were identified between knee osteoarthritis and sarcopenia. Individuals with knee osteoarthritis had elevated score of self-reported indications of central sensitization, whereas sarcopenic patients had reduced pressure pain thresholds.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
chronic pain
end stage renal disease
pain management
ejection fraction
neuropathic pain
skeletal muscle
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
spinal cord injury