The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 256-263 , March 2010

Bilateral Mechanical-Pain Sensitivity Over the Trigeminal Region in Patients With Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain

  • Roy La Touche

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain
    • University Center for Clinical Research of the Craneal-Cervical-Mandibular System, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • 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, 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.
    • ,
  • Josué Fernández-Carnero

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
    • Esthesiology Laboratory, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
    • Centre for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI), Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
    • ,
  • Santiago Díaz-Parreño

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain
    • University Center for Clinical Research of the Craneal-Cervical-Mandibular System, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Alba Paris-Alemany

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain
    • University Center for Clinical Research of the Craneal-Cervical-Mandibular System, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Lars Arendt-Nielsen

      Affiliations

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

Received 31 May 2009 ,Revised 29 June 2009 ,Accepted 22 July 2009.

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PII: S1526-5900(09)00635-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.07.003

The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 256-263 , March 2010

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