Is the conditioned pain modulation paradigm reliable? A test-retest assessment using the nociceptive withdrawal reflex.

The aim of this study was to determine the reliability of the conditioned pain modulation (CPM) paradigm assessed by an objective electrophysiological method, the nociceptive withdrawal reflex (NWR), and psychophysical measures, using hypothetical sample sizes for future studies as analytical goals....

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Main Authors: José A Biurrun Manresa, Raphael Fritsche, Pascal H Vuilleumier, Carmen Oehler, Carsten D Mørch, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Ole K Andersen, Michele Curatolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4065000?pdf=render