PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mary M. Volcheck
AU  - Stephanie M. Graham
AU  - Kevin C. Fleming
AU  - Arya B. Mohabbat
AU  - Connie A. Luedtke
TI  - Central sensitization, chronic pain, and other symptoms: Better understanding, better management
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.90a.22019
DP  - 2023 Apr 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 245--254
VI  - 90
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/90/4/245.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/90/4/245.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2023 Apr 01; 90
AB  - Central sensitization, a pathophysiologic process in which the central nervous system undergoes changes that alter its processing of pain and other sensory stimuli, may be the mechanism underlying various conditions in which patients have unexplained pain and fatigue. Patients frequently misunderstand the cause of their symptoms and pursue unnecessary evaluations and treatments. Clinicians have a pivotal role in decreasing this misunderstanding by providing patient education, which can affect perception, management, functional status, and quality of life.