European Journal of Pain

Papers
(The TQCC of European Journal of Pain is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
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Comment on “The value of interdisciplinary treatment for sickness absence in chronic pain: A nationwide register‐based cohort study”141
Short all‐out isokinetic cycling exercises of 90 and 15 s unlock exercise‐induced hypoalgesia70
Short‐ and long‐term effects of conventional spinal cord stimulation on chronic pain and health perceptions: A longitudinal controlled trial53
Contextual factors in persistent severe back pain: A longitudinal analysis among German employees47
Response profile in a rat model of exercise‐induced hypoalgesia is associated with duloxetine, pregabalin and diclofenac effect on constriction‐induced neuropathy42
Commentary on “The role of psychological flexibility, perceived injustice, and body‐image in Vulvodynia: A longitudinal study” by Chisari et al.38
Exploring the impact of perioperative analgesia on postoperative chronic analgesic prescriptions in patients with lung cancer undergoing minimally invasive thoracic surgery: A retrospective observatio36
Vicarious facilitation of facial responses to pain34
Astrocytic Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Upregulation Contributes to Chronic Below‐Level Neuropathic Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury in Male Rats34
Assessment of body perception disturbances in complex regional pain syndrome: A systematic review using the COSMIN guideline33
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A Person‐Centred Prehabilitation Program based on Cognitive Behavioural Physical Therapy for patients scheduled for Lumbar Fusion surgery: A mediation analysis to assess fear of 30
Cannabis‐based medicines and medical cannabis for patients with neuropathic pain and other pain disorders: Nationwide register‐based pharmacoepidemiologic comparison with propensity score matched cont30
How do we explain painful non‐traumatic knee conditions to adolescents? A multiple‐method study to develop credible explanations30
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Reconceptualizing pain‐related behaviour: Introducing the concept of bodily doubt30
Oral capsules of tetra‐hydro‐cannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD) and their combination in peripheral neuropathic pain treatment29
E‐52862—A selective sigma‐1 receptor antagonist, in peripheral neuropathic pain: Two randomized, double‐blind, phase 2 studies in patients with chronic postsurgical pain and painful diabetic neuropath29
Characteristics and influence on quality of life of new‐onset pain in critical COVID‐19 survivors29
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Psychosocial factors associated with pain and health‐related quality of life in Endometriosis: A systematic review28
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The glial cell’s role in antinociceptive differential effects of oxytocin upon female and male rats26
Prevalence of Painful Temporomandibular Disorders and Overlapping Primary Headaches Among Young Adults25
Preventing persistent postsurgical pain: A systematic review and component network meta‐analysis24
Varying Analgesic Effectiveness of Systemic and Central Intrathecal Administration of Cyclooxygenase‐2 Inhibitors in Different Phases of Osteoarthritic Pain in Rats24
Characterisation of the Oral Microbiome in Women With Fibromyalgia: An Observational Case–Control Study23
Socioeconomic Position and Chronic Opioid Use After Hip Fracture Surgery: A Danish Population‐Based Cohort Study22
Status and Opportunities for Improvement in Pain Education in Europe: A European Pain Federation EFIC Multiple‐Methods Study21
Explorative sensory profile evaluation in central neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury21
Cognitive Function in Patients With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: No Clear Impairment Found in a Select Patient Sample20
Personalized pain assessment: What does ‘acceptable pain’ mean to you?20
Imaging of glial cell changes in individuals with chronic low back pain: A commentary on Shraim et al.20
Pain‐related impairment in daily activities after lung cancer surgery: A 1‐year prospective cohort study19
Author's reply to the comment by Min Cheol Chang and Mathieu Boudier‐Revéret19
Eyes on Newborns: How NICU Staff's Attention and Emotions Shape Neonatal Pain Assessment19
Pain, mental health and healthcare utilization: Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on youth with chronic pain, parents and siblings19
Catastrophizing as a prognostic factor for pain and physical function in the multidisciplinary rehabilitation of fibromyalgia and low back pain18
Emotion regulation skills‐focused interventions for chronic pain: A systematic review and meta‐analysis18
Subgrouping People With Acute Low Back Pain Based on Psychological, Sensory, and Motor Characteristics: A Cross‐Sectional Study18
Preoperative resting‐state electrophysiological signals predict acute but not chronic postoperative pain18
Psychological distress in early childhood and the risk of adolescent spinal pain with impact18
Chronic fatigue in the general population: Prevalence, natural course and associations with chronic pain (the HUNT pain study)17
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Cryo‐Induced Hypoalgesia: The Effects of an Acute Cryochamber Exposure on Pain Perception—A Randomised Controlled Cross‐Over Trial17
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Patient Characteristics and Changes in Long‐Term Opioid Use Among Patients With Non‐Cancer Pain in Dutch Primary Care 2013–2022: A Population‐Based Cohort Study17
Prediction of pain responses to subsequent cold pressor test via baseline heart rate variability in healthy adults17
Neuropathic Pain in Nursing Homes16
Sex differences in lifetime prevalence of low back pain: A multinational study of opposite‐sex twin pairs16
A meta‐analysis of the associations of elements of the fear‐avoidance model of chronic pain with negative affect, depression, anxiety, pain‐related disability and pain intensity16
A two‐component model of hair cortisol concentration in fibromyalgia: Independent effects of pain chronicity and severity16
Personalized treatment of neuropathic pain: Where are we now?16
Comparative Effectiveness of Exercise Modalities for Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta‐Analysis16
Pain and Parkinson's disease: Current mechanism and management updates16
Morning and evening salivary cortisol levels in patients with chronic widespread pain and those at high risk16
What do I need to know? Essential educational concepts for complex regional pain syndrome16
Investigation of Behavioural Pain Scale, Critical Care Pain Observation Tool, nociceptive flexion reflex and pupillary dilatation reflex as predictors of behavioural reactions to nociceptive procedure15
Personalized pain management: Is it time for process‐based therapy for particular people with chronic pain?15
Authors reply to the comment of Bäckryd et al.15
Pain intensity and comorbid depressive symptoms in the general population: An analysis of the German Health Update Study (GEDA 2019/2020‐EHIS)15
Dyadic analysis of adolescent friendships behaviours during pain: Comparison of those with chronic pain versus those without chronic pain14
Is Pilates more effective and cost‐effective than aerobic exercise in the treatment of patients with fibromyalgia syndrome? A randomized controlled trial with economic evaluation14
NS5806 reduces carrageenan‐evoked inflammation by suppressing extracellular signal‐regulated kinase activation in primary sensory neurons and immune cells14
Author's Reply to the Comment by Meira E Cruz M14
Pain history and experimental pressure pain responses in adolescents: Results from a population‐based birth cohort14
Well‐Being, Inflammation, and Physical Activity in Acute and Chronic Back Pain: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis of 22,864 UK Biobank Participants14
Effectiveness of Equimolar Mixture of Oxygen and Nitrous Oxide Combined With Audiovisual in Young Children: A Randomised Controlled Trial13
Comparison between the effects of epidural and intravenous patient‐controlled analgesia on postoperative disability‐free survival in patients undergoing thoracic and abdominal surgery: A post hoc anal13
Register‐based studies on cannabis‐based medicines and medical cannabis need reliable diagnoses and cannabis treatment details13
Potential analgesic effects of psychedelics on select chronic pain conditions: A survey study13
Association between tramadol use and risk of pneumonia in the middle‐aged and elderly populations: a propensity‐score matched cohort study13
Progress in understanding the analgesic potential of ‘classic’ psychedelics13
The mRNA Translation Inhibitor Vioprolide A Prevents Inflammatory Pain‐Like Behaviour With Limited Action on Already Established Pain‐Like Behaviour in Mice13
The effect of different nerve block strategies on the quality of post‐operative recovery in breast cancer patients: A randomized controlled study13
NRD.E1, an innovative non‐opioid therapy for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy—A randomized proof of concept study13
Beyond intensity: A commentary on stretch‐induced hypoalgesia12
The Mediating Role of Psychological Flexibility and Inflexibility Between Impulsivity and Opioid Misuse in People With Chronic Noncancer Pain12
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Communication of pain intensity and unpleasantness through magnitude ratings: Influence of scale type, but not gender of the participant12
The relationships between spinal amplitude of movement, pain and disability in low back pain: A systematic review and meta‐analysis12
A Parallel Human and Rat Investigation of the Interaction Between Descending and Spinal Modulatory Mechanisms12
Monitoring Chronic Non‐Cancer Pain in Denmark Over Two Decades: Prevalence, Mental Health and Loneliness12
High‐frequency, high‐intensity TENS compared to standard treatment with opioids for postoperative pain relief after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A multicentre randomized controlled trial11
Comment on ‘Impact of analgesic techniques on early quality of recovery after prostatectomy: A 3‐arm, randomized trial’ by Beilstein and colleagues11
Predictive Ability of Previous Pain and Disease Conditions on the Presentation of Post‐COVID Pain in a Danish Cohort of Adult COVID‐19 Survivors11
Lifestyle Behaviours and Future Healthcare Utilisation for Musculoskeletal Pain in Young Adults: A Cohort Study of Norwegian University Students With Three‐Year Follow‐Up11
Gastrointestinal pain: A systematic review of temporal summation of pain paradigms and outcomes11
Dectin‐1 induces TRPV1 sensitization and contributes to visceral hypersensitivity of irritable bowel syndrome in male mice11
Antinociceptive effects of nefopam activating descending serotonergic modulation via 5‐HT2 receptors in the nucleus raphe magnus11
Early CRPS Is a Heterogeneous Condition: Results From a Latent Class Analysis11
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Clinical signs in the jaw and neck region following whiplash trauma—A 2‐year follow‐up11
The characteristics and prognostic role of acute abdominal on‐admission pain in acute pancreatitis: A prospective cohort analysis of 1432 cases11
Slow depolarizing electrical stimuli reveal differential time courses of nociceptor recovery after prolonged topical capsaicin in human skin11
Patient Characteristics Are Associated With Differences in Perceptions of Reassurance After a Consultation for Low Back Pain: Analysis of an Observational Study in Primary Care11
The importance of context (placebo effects) in conservative interventions for musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials10
Senior authors' reply to the comment by Rivano‐Fischer and Stålnacke10
Authors' reply to the comment by Alam et al.10
Verbascoside administered intrathecally attenuates hyperalgesia via activating mu‐opioid receptors in a rat chronic constriction injury model10
The role of post‐trauma stress symptoms in the development of chronic musculoskeletal pain and disability: A systematic review10
Acute pancreatitis pain – Need for a systematic approach10
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Yoga and massage are associated with small experimental placebo effects in chronic orofacial pain10
Impaired somatosensory habituation in older adults with chronic pain during an affective oddball task10
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Familial effects account for association between chronic pain and past month smoking10
The importance of measurement content and study design. Comment on Habibi Asgarabad et al. (2023). The relationship of alexithymia to pain and other symptoms in fibromyalgia: A systematic review and m10
Behaviour‐based pain scales: Validity and interrater reliability of BPS‐NI and PAINAD‐G on general wards9
Response to Arendt‐Nielsen et al. (Methodology considerations for the paper by Horsted et al., 2023)9
Assessing signs of central sensitization: A critical review of physiological measures in experimentally induced secondary hyperalgesia9
European randomized controlled trial evaluating differential target multiplexed spinal cord stimulation and conventional medical management in subjects with persistent back pain ineligible for spine s9
Continuum of sensory profiles in diabetes mellitus patients with and without neuropathy and pain9
Trauma Exposure: An Overlooked Risk Factor in Prescription Opioid Use Disorder Among Chronic Pain Patients9
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Neural correlates of pain acceptance and the role of the cerebellum: Comment9
A sham‐controlled, randomized trial of spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of pain in chronic pancreatitis9
Assessment of Mechanical Detection Thresholds in Healthy Participants and Patients With Neuropathy: A Comparison of OptiHair2 and Aesthesiometer II9
Enhanced pain sensitivity in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome is partially reverted by treatment: An exploratory study9
USP48 alleviates bone cancer pain and regulates MrgC stabilization in spinal cord neurons of male mice9
Chronic Postsurgical Pain Raises Risk of Dementia9
Test–retest reliability of Bayesian estimations of the effects of stimulation, prior information and individual traits on pain perception9
Prevalence of Fabry disease in patients with chronic pain: Lessons from the DOUFAB and DOUFABIS studies9
Anxiety, history of childhood adversity, and experiencing chronic pain in adulthood: A systematic literature review and meta‐analysis9
Credibility, readability and content analysis of treatment recommendations for adolescents with nonspecific back pain published on consumer websites8
Guided internet‐based acceptance and commitment therapy for provoked vestibulodynia: A randomized controlled trial8
Alcohol‐Induced Disinhibition of Facial Responses to Pain8
Comment on: Virtual reality increases pressure pain threshold and lowers anxiety in children compared with control and non‐immersive control—A randomized, crossover trial8
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Characterizing biased visuospatial perception in complex regional pain syndrome8
Ketamine in chronic pain: A Delphi survey8
Testing of a predictive risk index for persistent postsurgical pain on patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: A prospective cohort study8
Ultrasound‐guided percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation versus surgery for women with unilateral carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized parallel‐group trial8
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Beyond trial‐and‐error: Individualizing therapeutic transcranial neuromodulation for chronic pain8
Human assumed central sensitization in people with acute non‐specific low back pain: A cross‐sectional study of the association with brain‐derived neurotrophic factor, clinical, psychological and demo8
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A matter of personality and point of view: How the interplay of reinforcement sensitivity and general attitudes towards pain impacts the responsivity to acute pain8
Clinicians diagnosing virtual patients with the classification algorithm for chronic pain in the ICD‐11 (CAL‐CP) achieve better diagnoses and prefer the algorithm to standard too8
Response to the commentary by Johnson et al. on ‘Movement‐evoked pain is not associated with pain at rest or physical function in knee osteoarthritis’8
Effects of cervical stabilization training in patients with headache: A single‐blinded randomized controlled trial8
Nefopam Misuse: A Cross‐Sectional Study in France8
Communicating with children about ‘everyday’ pain and injury: A Delphi study8
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Exploring pain mechanisms in hypermobile Ehlers‐Danlos syndrome: A case–control study8
Pain‐free default mode network connectivity contributes to tonic experimental pain intensity beyond the role of negative mood and other pain‐related factors8
Mendelian randomization study of lipid metabolism characteristics and migraine risk8
Commentary on Elbers et al. “Longitudinal outcome evaluations of IMPT programs”7
The effect of retrieval‐induced forgetting for pain‐related memories on child pain‐related outcomes: A randomized experimental study7
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Temple cooling increases parasympathetic activity and decreases pressure pain on the hand7
Exercise combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for chronic pain: One‐year follow‐up from a randomized controlled trial7
Exercise‐induced changes in central sensitization outcomes in individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review with meta‐analysis7
Geographical disparities in fibromyalgia severity: An Italian study7
Patterns of change of multisite pain over 1 year of follow‐up and related risk factors7
Chronic Kidney Disease as a Relevant Comorbidity in the Association Between Chronic Postsurgical Pain and Dementia Risk7
A Double‐Blind Comparative Study of burstDR Versus Tonic Epidural Motor Cortex Stimulation for the Treatment of Intractable Neuropathic Pain7
Prognostic value of preoperative mechanical hyperalgesia and neuropathic pain qualities for postoperative pain after total knee replacement7
Cold‐evoked potentials in clinical practice: A head‐to‐head contrast with laser‐evoked responses7
The effect of uncertainty on pain decisions for self and others7
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Vicarious facilitation of facial responses to pain: Does the others' expression need to be painful?7
Mental disorder prevalence in chronic pain patients using opioid versus non‐opioid analgesics: A registry‐linkage study7
Rethinking placebo: Exploring the effectiveness of open‐label placebos7
ART26.12, a novel fatty acid‐binding protein 5 inhibitor, shows efficacy in multiple preclinical neuropathy models7
Antinociceptive effect of garlic, garlic preparations and derivative compounds7
Spinal voltage‐gated potassium channel Kv1.3 contributes to neuropathic pain via the promotion of microglial M1 polarization and activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome7
Expectation of analgesia increases the inhibitory response of conditioned pain modulation in healthy participants who at baseline have a non‐inhibitory profile7
The role of stigma in health and functioning in chronic pain: Not just catastrophizing7
Attenuation of Self‐Induced Pain in Women With Nonsuicidal Self‐Injury and Healthy Controls7
Conflicting recommendations: A labyrinth for the clinician and patients: A comment to Eisenberg's et al. “medical cannabis for chronic pain”7
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Network analyses reveal the interaction between physical features, fear of movement and neck pain and disability in people with acute and chronic whiplash‐associated disorders7
Association between central sensitization, pain sensitivity and balance control in patients with migraine7
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Spontaneous Pain and Pain Sensitivity in Response to Prolonged Experimental Sleep Disturbances—Potential Sex Differences7
Placebo response varies between different types of sham acupuncture: A randomized double‐blind trial in neck pain patients6
Pain‐autonomic interaction is a reliable measure of pain habituation in healthy subjects6
Patterns of Analgesic Prescribing and High‐Risk Prescribing in Primary Care in Ireland 2014–2022—A Repeated Cross‐Sectional Study6
Attentional Focus but Not Distraction or Expectations Influence Conditioned Pain Modulation in Healthy Adults6
A discrete choice experiment: Understanding patient preferences for managing chronic non‐cancer pain6
Neighbourhood socioeconomic status and pain among older adults—A cross‐sectional study6
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Chronic postoperative pain after total knee arthroplasty: The potential contributions of synovitis, pain sensitization and pain catastrophizing—An explorative study6
Four MBE Therapies to Improve Pain Scores, Physical Functioning, and Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Network Meta‐Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trial6
Five‐year observational study of Internet‐delivered cognitive behavioural pain management when offered as routine care by an online therapy clinic6
Investigating the relationship between pain indicators and observers’ judgements of pain6
Risk factors for low back pain outcome: Does it matter when they are measured?6
Prediction of pain using electrocardiographic‐derived autonomic measures: A systematic review6
The effectiveness of telerehabilitation‐based exercise combined with pain neuroscience education for patients with facet joint arthrosis: A randomized controlled study6
Corrections to “Aerobic Exercise Prescription for Pain Reduction in Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis”6
Opioid dose titration for cancer pain6
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Lung cancer patients with positive programmed death‐ligand 1 expression endure graver postoperative pain6
Comment on "Efficacy of transforaminal epidural magnesium administration when combined with a local anesthetic and steroid in the management of lower limb radicular pain" by Awad et al.6
What about parents? A systematic review of paediatric intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment on parent outcomes6
Potential analgesic effect of a novel cannabidiol nanocrystals powder for the treatment of neuropathic pain6
Refining the prediction of multisite pain in 13‐year‐old boys and girls by using parent‐reported pain experiences in the first decade of life6
Safety and effectiveness of cannabinoids to Danish patients with treatment refractory chronic pain—A retrospective observational real‐world study6
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