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Papers: 10 Jul 2021 - 16 Jul 2021


Human Studies


2021 Jul 09


BMC Neurol


21


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Low mechano-afferent fibers reduce thermal pain but not pain intensity in CRPS.

Authors

Habig K, Lautenschläger G, Maxeiner H, Birklein F, Krämer HH, Seddigh S
BMC Neurol. 2021 Jul 09; 21(1):272.
PMID: 34243742.

Abstract

Human hairy (not glabrous skin) is equipped with a subgroup of C-fibers, the C-tactile (CT) fibers. Those do not mediate pain but affective aspects of touch. CT-fiber-activation reduces experimental pain if they are intact. In this pilot study we investigated pain modulating capacities of CT-afferents in CRPS.