Pain sensitivity and analgesic use among 10,486 adults: the Tromsø study

• Main Authors: Per-Jostein Samuelsen (Author), Christopher Sivert Nielsen (Author), Tom Wilsgaard (Author), Audun Stubhaug (Author), Kristian Svendsen (Author), Anne Elise Eggen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Increased pain sensitivity is a putative risk factor for chronic pain and consequently for analgesic use. Conversely, analgesic use may be a cause of increased pain sensitivity, e.g., through opioid-induced hyperalgesia. We aimed to study the association between pain sensitivity...