The Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 11 , Pages 1170-1178 , November 2009

Bilateral Widespread Mechanical Pain Sensitivity in Women With Myofascial Temporomandibular Disorder: Evidence of Impairment in Central Nociceptive Processing

  • César Fernández-de-las-Peñas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
    • Esthesiology Laboratory of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
    • Centre for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI), Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to César Fernández de las Peñas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Avenida de Atenas s/n, 28922 Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
    • ,
  • Fernando Galán-del-Río

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
    • Esthesiology Laboratory of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Josué Fernández-Carnero

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
    • Esthesiology Laboratory of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Jorge Pesquera

      Affiliations

    • Dental and Orofacial Pain Department, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Lars Arendt-Nielsen

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI), Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
    • ,
  • Peter Svensson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Oral Physiology, School of Dentistry, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Orofacial Pain Laboratory, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

Received 9 February 2009 ,Revised 18 March 2009 ,Accepted 20 April 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.04.017

The Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 11 , Pages 1170-1178 , November 2009

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