In the mind or in the brain? Scientific evidence for central sensitisation in chronic fatigue syndrome

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the Central Nervous System

(2013) R Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH

Treatment of central sensitization in patients with ‘unexplained’ chronic pain: what options do we have?

(2011) Jo Nijs et al.   EXPERT OPINION ON PHARMACOTHERAPY

Evidence for generalized hyperalgesia in chronic fatigue syndrome: a case control study

(2010) Mira Meeus et al.   CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY

Pain inhibition and postexertional malaise in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: An experimental study

(2010) J. Van Oosterwijck et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Reduced pressure pain thresholds in response to exercise in chronic fatigue syndrome but not in chronic low back pain: An experimental study

(2010) M Meeus et al.   JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE

Detection of MLV-related virus gene sequences in blood of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and healthy blood donors

(2010) S.-C. Lo et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Cognitive-behavioral therapy attenuates nociceptive responding in patients with fibromyalgia: A pilot study

(2010) Dennis C. Ang et al.   ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH

Rehabilitation of chronic whiplash: treatment of cervical dysfunctions or chronic pain syndrome?

(2009) Jo Nijs et al.   CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY

Moderate Exercise Increases Expression for Sensory, Adrenergic, and Immune Genes in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients But Not in Normal Subjects

(2009) Alan R. Light et al.   JOURNAL OF PAIN

Recognition of central sensitization in patients with musculoskeletal pain: Application of pain neurophysiology in manual therapy practice

(2009) Jo Nijs et al.   MANUAL THERAPY

Lower Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

(2009) Julia L. Newton et al.   PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE

Reduced GABA neurotransmission underlies hyperalgesia induced by repeated forced swimming stress

(2008) Heberto Suarez-Roca et al.   BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

Central mechanisms of experimental and chronic neuropathic pain: Findings from functional imaging studies

(2008) F. Seifert et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Diffuse noxious inhibitory control is delayed in chronic fatigue syndrome: An experimental study

(2008) Mira Meeus et al.   PAIN

Exercise Performance and Chronic Pain in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The Role of Pain Catastrophizing

(2007) Jo Nijs et al.   PAIN MEDICINE