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J Clin Med
January 2025
Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
Low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of disability worldwide, often driven by distinct pain mechanisms: nociceptive, neuropathic, and central sensitization. Accurate classification of these mechanisms is critical for guiding effective, targeted treatments. A scoping review was conducted following the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology and reported according to PRISMA-ScR guidelines.
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January 2025
Department of Rheumatology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye.
Objective: To investigate the central sensitization (CS) in patients with autoimmune connective tissue diseases (ACTDs) and its relationship with disease activity, laboratory findings, medical treatments, organ involvements, and comorbidity.
Methods: One hundred and eleven patients with ACTDs and 40 healthy individuals were included. All patients were divided into three groups in terms of their diseases: Sjögren's syndrome (SS), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
In total joint arthroplasty, periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) can be devastating. Corticosteroid injections (CSIs) are commonly administered for temporary pain relief in the setting of various conditions. Therefore, the current systematic review aims to evaluate whether CSIs administered prior to total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) are a risk factor for PJI and revision surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKorean J Pain
January 2025
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Health Science University, Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkiye.
Background: Evidence indicates that central sensitization (CS) plays a role in subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS). Reduced treatment response has been associated with pretreatment pain sensitization features, such as CSrelated symptoms.
Methods: Patients who received subacromial steroid injection were evaluated before the injection, at the first and third months.
J Bodyw Mov Ther
October 2024
Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia. Electronic address:
Background: Migraine is an important disease due to its impact on global health. Due to association of neck pain with migraine, manual therapy (MT) often used in management. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of upper cervical spine MT on specific mechanisms including central sensitization (CS) and brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs) in subjects with migraine and neck pain.
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