Sökning: "pressure pain tolerance level"

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  1. 1. Masseter muscle pain and its relation to pain mediators in fibromyalgia and local myalgia

    Författare :Britt Hedenberg-Magnusson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Fibromyalgia; glucocorticoid; intramuscular temperature; isometric contraction; leukotriene B4; masseter muscle; microdialysis; myalgia; neuropeptide Y; pressure pain threshold; pressure pain tolerance level; prostaglandin E2; trapezius muscle; temporomandibular disorders; questionnaire; visual analogue pain scale.;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this investigation was to study chronic jaw muscle pain in fibromyalgia, local myalgia and healthy individuals in relation to the pain mediators PGE2, LTB4 and NPY and to study the effects of glucocorticoid administration and repetitive isometric contraction. A questionnaire showed presence of symptoms from the temporomandibular region in almost all fibromyalgia patients and the local pain was correlated to the general pain but on a lower level. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Significance of serotonin for pain, allodynia, and hyperalgesia in the human masseter muscle

    Författare :Malin Ernberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Anxiety; Double-Blind Method; 5-Hydroxytryptamine; Fibromyalgia; Hyperalgesia; Masseter muscle; Microdialysis; Pain threshold; Visual Analogue Pain Scale;

    Sammanfattning : The main aim of this thesis was to investigate the hypothesis that serotonin (5-HT) is involved in the pathophysiology of human chronic muscle pain. The thesis comprises a clinical and a human experimental part. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Temporomandibular joint pain, hyperalgesia and allodynia in relation to interleukin-1ß and serotonin

    Författare :Per Alstergren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Arthritis; Human; Hydroxocobalamin; Hyperalgesia; Inflammation; Interleukin-1; Pain; Plasma; Serotonin; Synovial fluid; Temporomandibular joint; Vitamin B12;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis had two main aims and comprises a methodological and a clinical part. The aims were to develop a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) synovial fluid (SF) sampling method that enables the determination of the true SF level of various substances and, by using the developed TMJ SF sampling method, investigate the hypothesis that circulating as well as SF content of interleukin-1ß (IL-1ß) and serotonin (5-HT) influence different TMJ pain entities and signs of tissue destruction in patients with TMJ inflammatory disorders. LÄS MER