The Role of Autonomic Function in Exercise-induced Endogenous Analgesia: A Case-control Study in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Healthy People.

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Patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) are unable to activate brain-orchestrated endogenous analgesia (or descending inhibition) in response to exercise. This physiological impairment is currently regarded as one factor explaining post-exertional malaise in these patients. Autonomic dysfunction is also a feature of ME/CFS.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Pain Physician

Title: Pain physician

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ISSN (Electronic): 2150-1149

ISSN (Print): 1533-3159

Publication date (Electronic): March 2017

Volume: 20

Issue: 3

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[1 ] Science and Research Centre, Institute for Kinesiology Research, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia.

[2 ] Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.

[3 ] Nursing and Health Care, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

[4 ] Pain in Motion Research Group (www.paininmotion.be); Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.

[5 ] Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Antwerp (UZA), Antwerp, Belgium.

[6 ] Private practice for internal medicine, Ghent, Belgium.

[7 ] Pain in Motion Research Group (www.paininmotion.be); Department of Human Physiology and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physical Education & Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; Department of Physical Medicine and Physiotherapy, University Hospital Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.

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DOI: 10.36076/ppj.2017.E399

PubMed ID: 28339438

SO-VID: 8d532019-5f0e-4d81-9f61-938ebfe8a1e3

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