TY - JOUR
T1 - Central sensitization, chronic pain, and other symptoms
T2 - Better understanding, better management
AU - Volcheck, Mary M.
AU - Graham, Stephanie M.
AU - Fleming, Kevin C.
AU - Mohabbat, Arya B.
AU - Luedtke, Connie A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023,Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. All Rights Reserved.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Central sensitization, a pathophysiologic process in which the central nervous system undergoes changes that alter its processing of pain and other sensory stimuli, may be the mechanism underlying various conditions in which patients have unexplained pain and fatigue. Patients frequently misunderstand the cause of their symptoms and pursue unnecessary evaluations and treatments. Clinicians have a pivotal role in decreasing this misunderstanding by providing patient education, which can affect perception, management, functional status, and quality of life.
AB - Central sensitization, a pathophysiologic process in which the central nervous system undergoes changes that alter its processing of pain and other sensory stimuli, may be the mechanism underlying various conditions in which patients have unexplained pain and fatigue. Patients frequently misunderstand the cause of their symptoms and pursue unnecessary evaluations and treatments. Clinicians have a pivotal role in decreasing this misunderstanding by providing patient education, which can affect perception, management, functional status, and quality of life.
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U2 - 10.3949/ccjm.90a.22019
DO - 10.3949/ccjm.90a.22019
M3 - Article
C2 - 37011956
AN - SCOPUS:85151623634
SN - 0891-1150
VL - 90
SP - 245
EP - 254
JO - Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine
JF - Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine
IS - 4
ER -