Central sensitization patients present different characteristics compared with other musculoskeletal patients: A case–control study

Autor: Felipe José Jandre dos Reis, Raphael Luz Soares De Souza, Ariane dos Santos Wendt, Fernanda Guimarães de Andrade, Aline de Oliveira Chaves, Leandro Alberto Calazans Nogueira
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: European Journal of Physiotherapy. 18:147-153
ISSN: 2167-9177
2167-9169
DOI: 10.3109/21679169.2016.1150509
Popis: The aims of this study were to identify the prevalence of a clinical dominance of musculoskeletal pain type and to compare pain characteristics among patients with musculoskeletal disorders. A case-sectional study was conducted at a physiotherapy outpatient service in 149 consecutive patients with complaints of musculoskeletal pain. Participants completed a sociodemographic and pain characteristics questionnaire. The dominance of nociceptive (NO), peripheral neuropathic (PN) and central sensitization (CS) mechanisms of musculoskeletal pain was based on clinical classification. The most prevalent clinical predominance was NO pain (53.57%), followed by PN (25.00%) and CS (21.43%). Age, gender and sedentary behaviour did not show differences between pain groups. Patients with CS predominance had a higher number of separated areas (CS 8.1 vs NO 3.0 vs PN 4.9; p
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