Category: Central Sensitization Pain

From back pain to depression, one woman’s agonizing journey

From back pain to depression, one woman’s agonizing journey In my practice, I’ve worked with countless patients who were referred by their providers because their back pain had no physical cause. Exams, X-rays, and MRIs showed nothing abnormal. Those tests don’t show over-reactive, over-sensitized nerves! And when a physician doesn’t understand this stress-related condition, they…

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Why does it hurt? Use this evaluator to understand your pain

Nerve Sensitization Symptom Evaluator Author: Shana L Johnson MD, AskDrShana   Signs that pain is related to nerve sensitization (nociplastic pain) includes long-standing symptoms symptoms (> 3 months), spread of symptoms beyond the boundary of the injury area, marked increased sensitivity to painful stimuli, and non-pain symptoms that cause system-wide symptoms like severe fatigue, disrupted…

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