RT Journal Article
T1 Local and Widespread Pressure Pain Hyperalgesia Is Not Side Specific in Females with Unilateral Neck Pain that Can Be Reproduced during Passive Neck Rotation.
A1 Piña-Pozo, Fernando
A1 Heredia-Rizo, Alberto Marcos
A1 Madeleine, Pascal
A1 Escobio-Prieto, Isabel
A1 Luque-Carrasco, Antonio
A1 Oliva-Pascual-Vaca, Ángel
K1 cervical spine
K1 idiopathic neck pain
K1 musculoskeletal disorders
K1 pain threshold
K1 sensitization
AB Current evidence for widespread hyperalgesia in non-specific neck pain (NSNP) is unclear. It is currently recommended to group NSNP patients according to pain-provoking movements. The aim of this study was to investigate local and widespread pain sensitivity in females with unilateral NSNP that is reproducible during passive neck rotation compared with matched controls, and to compare the side specific effect of pain location on pressure pain sensitivity among females with unilateral NSNP. Thirty-six females with unilateral NSNP evoked during passive ipsilateral (n = 20) or contralateral (n = 16) rotation toward the painful side were compared with 20 controls. Participants reported their pain intensity at rest and during passive neck rotation and completed the Neck Disability Index. Pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) were assessed bilaterally over the anterior scalene; the sternocleidomastoid; the levator scapulae; lateral to the spinous process of C6; the median, ulnar, and radial nerves; and the tibialis anterior. The ANOVA revealed lower PPTs in females with unilateral NSNP compared with the controls (all at p
SN 2077-0383
YR 2019
FD 2019-08-18
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/14412
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/14412
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 10, 2025