Multimodal Hypersensitivity Predicts the Development of Widespread Body Pain in Adolescents

Widespread body pain can emerge in adolescence and is a risk factor for chronic widespread pain conditions in adulthood, such as fibromyalgia, that negatively impact quality of life. In this longitudinal study we identified predictors for developing widespread body pain (pain in at least 3/7 sites) across menarche in adolescents. Over pre- and post- menarchal study visits spanning an average of 2.6 years, 178 participants completed a bodymap questionnaire as well as psychosocial questionnaires, quantitative sensory testing (including unpleasant visual and auditory stimuli), and a provoked visceral pain task that measures bladder sensitivity.
Source: The Journal of Pain - Category: Materials Science Authors: Source Type: research