Recent research suggests that learning processes are involved in the acquisition and generalization of pain-related fear. In a voluntary movement paradigm, Geschwind and colleagues undertook […]
Read more →Substantial attention has been given to the impact of negative emotional states on persistent pain conditions. The adverse effects of anger, fear, anxiety and depression […]
Read more →In a recent review article, Nijs and colleagues examine the role of chronic or severe stress and sleep disturbance in promoting aberrant glial activity which, […]
Read more →Tawakol and colleagues used a longitudinal study design to examine resting amygdala metabolic activity, arterial inflammation and subsequent cardiovascular disease events in 293 adults without […]
Read more →The mind can have a powerful influence on the experience of pain. I sometimes describe the following study to patients to demonstrate the influence of […]
Read more →In a study examining the role of psychological factors in the efficacy of opioid analgesics in the treatment of nonmalignant chronic pain, participants with chronic […]
Read more →In a randomized controlled study examining the effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) on the modulation of spinal nociceptive transmission, measures of the nociceptive flexor […]
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