Browsing by Subject "pain"
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Methodological advances in spinal cord and brainstem fMRI provide an unprecedented view of human pain processing and alterations to pain mechanisms in fibromyalgia
(2015-04-30)Functional MRI of the human spinal cord and brainstem has tremendous potential to enhance our basic understanding of healthy subcortical function, and impact our ability to accurately diagnose and treat injury and disease. ... -
Neural Correlates of Inter-Individual Differences in Pain Processing Investigated by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Entire Central Nervous System
(2014-08-28)The experience of pain is a highly complex and personal experience, characterized by tremendous inter-individual variability. Pain perception can differ substantially across individuals due to many factors such as age, ... -
A randomized comparison of individual cognitive-behavioural therapy and pelvic floor rehabilitation in the treatment of provoked vestibulodynia
(2013-11-20)Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is the most common condition leading to painful intercourse and is currently best understood within a biopsychosocial framework. Although the usefulness of non-medical treatment options for ... -
Ultra-Low Dose Antagonist Effects on Cannabinoids and Opioids in Models of Pain: Is Less More?
(2007-11-08)An ultra-low dose of a drug is approximately 1000-fold lower than the dose range traditionally used to induce a therapeutic effect. The purpose of the present thesis was to broaden the knowledge of the ultra-low dose effect, ...