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The Transition of Acute Postoperative Pain to Chronic Pain: An Integrative Overview of Research on Mechanisms by Chapman, C Richard, Vierck, Charles J

“…The nature of the transition from acute to chronic pain still eludes explanation, but chronic pain resulting from surgery provides a natural experiment that…”
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Role of primary somatosensory cortex in the coding of pain by Vierck, Charles J., Whitsel, Barry L., Favorov, Oleg V., Brown, Alexander W., Tommerdahl, Mark

“…Interactions between subregions of somatosensory cortex during nociceptive stimulation are accompanied by clinically relevant alterations of cortical responses…”
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Methodological Considerations for the Temporal Summation of Second Pain by Eckert, Nathanial R, Vierck, Charles J, Simon, Corey B, Calderon, Sachell, Cruz-Almeida, Yenisel, Staud, Roland, Fillingim, Roger B, Riley, 3rd, Joseph L

“…Temporal summation of second pain (TSSP) is a psychophysical indication of a central pain encoding mechanism, potentially enhanced in pathological pain…”
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Mechanisms underlying development of spatially distributed chronic pain (fibromyalgia) by Vierck, Charles J.

“…Chronic fibromyalgia (FM) pain is prevalent (estimated as high as 13%), predominantly affects women, and is associated with a variety of focal pain conditions…”
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Enhanced temporal summation of second pain and its central modulation in fibromyalgia patients by Price, Donald D., Staud, Roland, Robinson, Michael E., Mauderli, Andre P., Cannon, Richard, Vierck, Charles J.

“…We have previously shown that fibromyalgia (FMS) patients have enhanced temporal summation (windup) and prolonged decay of heat-induced second pain in…”
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Use of a novel thermal operant behavioral assay for characterization of orofacial pain sensitivity by Neubert, John K., Widmer, Charles G., Malphurs, Wendi, Rossi, Heather L., Vierck, Charles J., Caudle, Robert M.

“…Orofacial pain has been well-characterized clinically, but evaluation of orofacial pain in animals has not kept pace. The objective of this study was to…”
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Diffuse noxious inhibitory controls (DNIC) attenuate temporal summation of second pain in normal males but not in normal females or fibromyalgia patients by Staud, Roland, Robinson, Michael E, Vierck, Charles J, Price, Donald D

“…Diffuse noxious inhibitory control (DNIC) is part of a central pain modulatory system that relies on spinal and supraspinal mechanisms. Previous studies have…”
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A Mechanism-Based Approach to Prevention of and Therapy for Fibromyalgia by Vierck, Charles J.

“…Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is characterized by pain referred to deep tissues. Diagnosis and treatment of FMS are complicated by a variable coexistence with…”
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Temporal summation of pain from mechanical stimulation of muscle tissue in normal controls and subjects with fibromyalgia syndrome by Staud, Roland, Cannon, Richard C, Mauderli, Andre P, Robinson, Michael E, Price, Donald D, Vierck, Charles J

“…Individuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) report chronic pain that is frequently worsened by physical activity and improved by rest. Palpation of…”
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Relationships between the intensity and duration of Peltier heat stimulation and pain magnitude by Vierck, Charles J., Mauderli, Andre P., Riley III, Joseph L.

“…Ramp-and-hold heat stimulation with a Peltier thermode is a standard procedure for quantitative sensory testing of human pain sensitivity. Because myelinated…”
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Social defeat stress potentiates thermal sensitivity in operant models of pain processing by Marcinkiewcz, Catherine A, Green, Megan K, Devine, Darragh P, Duarte, Peter, Vierck, Charles J, Yezierski, Robert P

“…Abstract Higher-order processing of nociceptive input is distributed in corticolimbic regions of the brain, including the anterior cingulate, parieto-insular…”
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Effects of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist dextromethorphan on temporal summation of pain are similar in fibromyalgia patients and normal control subjects by Staud, Roland, Vierck, Charles J, Robinson, Michael E, Price, Donald D

“…Temporal summation of second pain at least partly reflects temporal summation of dorsal horn neuronal responses, and both have been termed windup (WU), a form…”
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Sex differences in thermal pain sensitivity and sympathetic reactivity for two strains of rat by Vierck, Charles J, Acosta-Rua, Antonio J, Rossi, Heather L, Neubert, John K

“…Human females are more sensitive than males to brief nociceptive stimuli such as heat and cold. However, a more pronounced peripheral vasoconstriction by…”
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Pain following spinal cord injury: animal models and mechanistic studies by Vierck, Charles J, Siddall, Phillip, Yezierski, Robert P

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Characterization of Cold Sensitivity and Thermal Preference Using an Operant Orofacial Assay by Rossi, Heather L, Vierck, Charles J, Caudle, Robert M, Neubert, John K

“…Background A hallmark of many orofacial pain disorders is cold sensitivity, but relative to heat-related pain, mechanisms of cold perception and the…”
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Ratings of experimental pain and pain-related negative affect predict clinical pain in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome by Staud, Roland, Robinson, Michael E, Vierck, Charles J, Cannon, Richard C, Mauderli, Andre P, Price, Donald D

“…Patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) report chronic pain related to abnormal sensitivity of muscles that is reflected by so-called tender points (TP). TP…”
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Spatial summation of heat pain within and across dermatomes in fibromyalgia patients and pain-free subjects by Staud, Roland, Vierck, Charles J., Robinson, Michael E., Price, Donald D.

“…The mechanisms of spatial summation of pain (SSP) include pain coding dependent on impulse frequency and the number of recruited central neurons. However, SSP…”
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Chronic Pain for Dummies by Kassan, S. S., Vierck, Charles J., Vierck, Elizabeth

“…An estimated one in seven people in the UK suffer from chronic pain. This sympathetic guide explains what causes chronic pain, discusses common treatments,…”
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Comparison of operant escape and reflex tests of nociceptive sensitivity by Vierck, Charles J, Yezierski, Robert P

“…Testing of reflexes such as flexion/withdrawal or licking/guarding is well established as the standard for evaluating nociceptive sensitivity and its…”
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Body pain area and pain-related negative affect predict clinical pain intensity in patients with fibromyalgia by Staud, Roland, Price, Donald D, Robinson, Michael E, Vierck, Jr, Charles J

“…Patients with fibromyalgia (FM) report widespread chronic musculoskeletal pain. Palpation of 9 paired tender points (TPs) is commonly used for the diagnosis of…”
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