Research Article: The Association Between the Patient Self-Report Survey for the Assessment of Fibromyalgia with Pain Sensitivity and Psychological Factors in Individuals with Musculoskeletal Pain
Introduction:
Approximately –% of the general population experiences nociplastic pain, a mechanistic classification for pain reflecting a change in nociception without a link to tissue damage. Consistent with the biopsychosocial model for pain, nociplastic pain is impacted by changes in the nervous system processing of noxious stimuli and psychological factors. In individuals with nociplastic pain, an amplification of nociceptive transmission and activity in parts of the brain responsible for processing pain and emotions are…
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