Similarities in stress physiology among patients with chronic pain and headache disorders: evidence for a common pathophysiological mechanism?

• Published in: Journal of headache and pain Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 165 - 175
• Main Authors: Leistad, Rune Bang, Nilsen, Kristian Bernhard, Stovner, Lars Jacob, Westgaard, Rolf Harald, Rø, Magne, Sand, Trond
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Milan Springer Milan 01.06.2008; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis of Variance; Anatomy & physiology; Biological and medical sciences; Blood Pressure - physiology; Chronic Disease; Chronic illnesses; Female; Headache Disorders - classification; Headache Disorders - physiopathology; Headaches; Heart Rate - physiology; Humans; Internal Medicine; Male; Medical sciences; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Multiple sclerosis and variants. Guillain barré syndrome and other inflammatory polyneuropathies. Leukoencephalitis; Neurology; Original; Pain; Pain - classification; Pain - etiology; Pain Measurement; Pain Medicine; Pathology; Regional Blood Flow; Skin - blood supply; Stress; Stress, Psychological - physiopathology; Time Factors; Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system; Chronic neck/shoulder pain (SNP); Fibromyalgia (FMS); Tension-type headache (TTH); Migraine; Stress; Chronic pain; Human; Nervous system diseases; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Fibromyalgia; Cardiovascular disease; Painful shoulder; Cerebral disorder; Vascular disease; Tension headache; Striated muscle disease; Chronic; Pain; Central nervous system disease; Physiology; Neck; Cerebrovascular disease

One common feature of chronic musculoskeletal pain and headaches are that they are both influenced by stress. Among these, tension-type headache (TTH), fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic shoulder/neck pain (SNP) appear to have several similarities, both with regard to pathophysiology, clinical features...