Comparison of five conditioned pain modulation paradigms and influencing personal factors in healthy adults

ConclusionsCPT and HWI seem to be the most appropriate conditioned pain modulation paradigms for research settings, while single and double ischemic occlusion seem to be more useful for clinical settings. Influencing factors to be considered are gender, age, stress, physical activity, perceived pain and attentional focus to the conditioning stimulus, but depend on the test site and exerted method.

Source: European Journal of Pain - September 22, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Michel GCAM Mertens, Linda Hermans, Geert Crombez, Lisa Goudman, Patrick Calders, Jessica Van Oosterwijck, Mira Meeus Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research