Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
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Nociception caused by injuries may sensitize central mechanisms causing expanded pain areas. After recovery, the status of such pain distribution and sensitivity mechanisms is unknown. The present study investigated whether individuals who have fully recovered from a distal radius fracture demonstrate increased pain sensitivity and expanded distribution of pressure-induced pain. ⋯ Prolonged pain and recovered prior painful injuries like fractures may sensitize pain mechanisms manifested as expanded pain distribution. Pressure-induced referred pain can be a simple pain biomarker for clinical use.
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Editorial Comment
Future Directions in Psychological Therapies for Pain Management.