Pain Hypersensitivity: A Bio-Psychological Explanation of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Underpinning Theory
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2014-04
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Scientific Research
Abstract
Hypersensitivity is a phenomenon that has a dual role: adaptive (protective) and maladaptive
(pathological) based on different aspects of the pain mechanism. The mechanism of hypersensitivity
has not been fully defined. However, it is known that over-excitability (too much sensitivity)
of neurons can arise in both peripheral and central components of the nervous system. Pain theories
can be useful in helping to explain complex phenomenon like hypersensitivity. The Gate control
theory and other more bio-psychological pain models may assist us to understand a mechanism
of chronic musculoskeletal pain. This article discusses a mechanism based pain model.
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Abnormal Pain, Theory, Sensitivity
Citation
Pain Studies and Treatment, 2014, 2, 31-35