Cardiovascular activity and chronic pain severity
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Cardiovascular activity and chronic pain severity
OBJECTIVE Objective markers of chronic pain severity are needed when examining and treating patients with chronic pain whose suffering may be overstated or underestimated. This study tested a hypothesis that the strength of cardiovascular (CV) reactivity in response to a social evaluative threat and orthostatic challenge is a reliable index of severity of pain-related complaints. METHODS Meas...
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عنوان ژورنال: Physiology & Behavior
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0031-9384
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.09.029