Fibromyalgia : about mechanism

Session 2 : What can be said and what kind of research has to be developed about muscle pain generator as one of the mechanism in FM?

Central Sensitisation in fibromyalgia and Other Musculoskeletal Disorders

• Abstract »
• Introduction »
• Muscle Hyperalgesia and Referred Pain »
• Peripheral sensitisation - Experimental findings »
• Peripheral sensitisation - Clinical findings »
• Referred pain and central sensitisation - Experimental findings »
• Referred pain and central sensitisation - Clinical findings »
• Conclusion »
• Acknowledgements »
• Reference List »

Muscle Tissue Abnormalities in fibromyalgia: Searching for the Source of Nociceptive Input

• Introduction »
• Mechanisms Underlying Abnormal Pain Sensitivity »
• Are Muscle Tissue Abnormalities the Source of Nociceptive Input? »
• Discussion and Conclusions »
• Reference List »

Temporal Summation of Pain from Mechanical Stimulation of Muscle Tissue in Normal Controls and Subjects with fibromyalgia Syndrome

• Introduction »
• Materials and Methods »
• Psychophysical Testing »
• Results - Temporal Summation »
• Results - Aftersensations »
• Discussion »
• Temporal Summation of Muscle Pain »
• Muscle Stimuli and Central Sensitization »
• Combined Peripheral and Central Mechanisms of Muscle Pain »
• Conclusions »
• Reference List »