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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
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Does Cognitive Functional Therapy Reduce the Amount of Opioids Dispensed for Chronic Low Back Pain Over 12 Months: A Secondary Analysis From the RESTORE Trial52
Astrocytic Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Upregulation Contributes to Chronic Below‐Level Neuropathic Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury in Male Rats48
Contextual factors in persistent severe back pain: A longitudinal analysis among German employees45
Targeting Upregulation of Neuronal IGF1 / IGF1R Signalling in the Spinal Cord Prevents Cisplatin‐I44
Response profile in a rat model of exercise‐induced hypoalgesia is associated with duloxetine, pregabalin and diclofenac effect on constriction‐induced neuropathy44
How do we explain painful non‐traumatic knee conditions to adolescents? A multiple‐method study to develop credible explanations43
Assessment of body perception disturbances in complex regional pain syndrome: A systematic review using the COSMIN guideline42
Reconceptualizing pain‐related behaviour: Introducing the concept of bodily doubt41
Direction Matters: A Crossover Study on Motor Adaptations to Movement‐Evoked Pain Induced in the Lumbar Region39
Vicarious facilitation of facial responses to pain38
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 neuropath37
Oral capsules of tetra‐hydro‐cannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD) and their combination in peripheral neuropathic pain treatment36
Short all‐out isokinetic cycling exercises of 90 and 15 s unlock exercise‐induced hypoalgesia34
Exploring the impact of perioperative analgesia on postoperative chronic analgesic prescriptions in patients with lung cancer undergoing minimally invasive thoracic surgery: A retrospective observatio33
Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, Electrical Muscle Stimulation, Exercise and Heat on Back Pain—A Randomized Controlled Clinical Exploratory Trial33
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Imaging of glial cell changes in individuals with chronic low back pain: A commentary on Shraim et al.30
Eyes on Newborns: How NICU Staff's Attention and Emotions Shape Neonatal Pain Assessment30
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Author's reply to the comment by Min Cheol Chang and Mathieu Boudier‐Revéret28
Status and Opportunities for Improvement in Pain Education in Europe: A European Pain Federation EFIC Multiple‐Methods Study27
Preoperative resting‐state electrophysiological signals predict acute but not chronic postoperative pain27
BACK ‐on‐ LINE : A Digital Pain Phenoty26
Alpha Oscillations and Conditioned Pain Modulation Is Associated With Treatment Resistance to Spinal Cord Stimulation for Neuropathic Pain25
Socioeconomic Position and Chronic Opioid Use After Hip Fracture Surgery: A Danish Population‐Based Cohort Study25
Varying Analgesic Effectiveness of Systemic and Central Intrathecal Administration of Cyclooxygenase‐2 Inhibitors in Different Phases of Osteoarthritic Pain in Rats25
Characterisation of the Oral Microbiome in Women With Fibromyalgia: An Observational Case–Control Study25
Cognitive Function in Patients With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: No Clear Impairment Found in a Select Patient Sample25
Pain, mental health and healthcare utilization: Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on youth with chronic pain, parents and siblings25
Explorative sensory profile evaluation in central neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury24
Personalized pain assessment: What does ‘acceptable pain’ mean to you?24
Do Acceptance‐ and Mindfulness‐Based Interventions Improve Psychological Flexibility in People With Chronic Pain? A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials23
Oromucosal Administration of a Cannabidiol‐Enriched Cannabis sp. Extract for 2 Weeks Moderately Reduces Cold Hyperalgesia in Rats With Neuropathic Pain23
Prevalence of Painful Temporomandibular Disorders and Overlapping Primary Headaches Among Young Adults23
Nostalgia and Envisioning Reduce Pain Ratings in Healthy Adults and Individuals With Chronic Pain23
Pain‐related impairment in daily activities after lung cancer surgery: A 1‐year prospective cohort study23
Emotion regulation skills‐focused interventions for chronic pain: A systematic review and meta‐analysis23
Chronic fatigue in the general population: Prevalence, natural course and associations with chronic pain (the HUNT pain study)22
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 Study22
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Neuropathic Pain in Nursing Homes22
Guided Poster Walks21
Baseline Pain Summation Predicts Resting but Not Movement Pain Relief After Exercise in Low Back Pain20
Cryo‐Induced Hypoalgesia: The Effects of an Acute Cryochamber Exposure on Pain Perception—A Randomised Controlled Cross‐Over Trial20
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Can Nocebo Effects Be Reduced via Open‐ and Closed‐Label Counterconditioning?20
Sex differences in lifetime prevalence of low back pain: A multinational study of opposite‐sex twin pairs19
Reduced Descending Itch Inhibition in Peripheral Neuropathy Patients With Chronic Pruritus19
Immunological Therapy in Persistent Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis19
A two‐component model of hair cortisol concentration in fibromyalgia: Independent effects of pain chronicity and severity18
Personalized treatment of neuropathic pain: Where are we now?18
Subgrouping People With Acute Low Back Pain Based on Psychological, Sensory, and Motor Characteristics: A Cross‐Sectional Study18
The Comparative Efficacy of Treatments for Cervicogenic Headache: A Systematic Review and Network Meta‐Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials18
Comparative Effectiveness of Exercise Modalities for Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta‐Analysis18
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 anal17
Pain and Parkinson's disease: Current mechanism and management updates17
Investigation of Behavioural Pain Scale, Critical Care Pain Observation Tool, nociceptive flexion reflex and pupillary dilatation reflex as predictors of behavioural reactions to nociceptive procedure17
Progress in understanding the analgesic potential of ‘classic’ psychedelics17
Pain history and experimental pressure pain responses in adolescents: Results from a population‐based birth cohort16
Author's Reply to the Comment by Meira E Cruz M16
Effectiveness of Equimolar Mixture of Oxygen and Nitrous Oxide Combined With Audiovisual in Young Children: A Randomised Controlled Trial16
Well‐Being, Inflammation, and Physical Activity in Acute and Chronic Back Pain: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis of 22,864 UK Biobank Participants16
The Mediating Role of Psychological Flexibility and Inflexibility Between Impulsivity and Opioid Misuse in People With Chronic Noncancer Pain15
NS5806 reduces carrageenan‐evoked inflammation by suppressing extracellular signal‐regulated kinase activation in primary sensory neurons and immune cells15
The mRNA Translation Inhibitor Vioprolide A Prevents Inflammatory Pain‐Like Behaviour With Limited Action on Already Established Pain‐Like Behaviour 15
Is Pilates more effective and cost‐effective than aerobic exercise in the treatment of patients with fibromyalgia syndrome? A randomized controlled trial with economic evaluation15
Associations of Graded Chronic Non‐Cancer Pain Severity With Well‐Being and Modifiable Lifestyle Behaviour: Findings From a Danish Population‐Based Cross‐Sectional Survey15
Mirogabalin for Treatment of Neuropathic Pain and Associated Sleep Interference: An Updated Meta‐Analysis15
The Role of Catastrophizing in Enhancing Pain Interference and Depressive Symptoms in Endometriosis: A Longitudinal Examination15
The effect of different nerve block strategies on the quality of post‐operative recovery in breast cancer patients: A randomized controlled study15
Differences Among Veterans With Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions and Other Chronic Pain: Baseline Results From the LAMP Pain Management Trial15
Monitoring Chronic Non‐Cancer Pain in Denmark Over Two Decades: Prevalence, Mental Health and Loneliness15
Potential analgesic effects of psychedelics on select chronic pain conditions: A survey study14
The relationships between spinal amplitude of movement, pain and disability in low back pain: A systematic review and meta‐analysis14
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Personalized pain management: Is it time for process‐based therapy for particular people with chronic pain?14
Does Awareness of Key Reassuring Messages Influence Patient Outcomes in Participants With Chronic Low Back Pain? Secondary Analysis of an Observational Study in Primary Care14
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Pain intensity and comorbid depressive symptoms in the general population: An analysis of the German Health Update Study (GEDA 2019/2020‐EHIS)14
Bidirectional Roles of TRPV1 in a Latent Sensitization Model of Myofascial Low Back Pain14
Slow depolarizing electrical stimuli reveal differential time courses of nociceptor recovery after prolonged topical capsaicin in human skin13
Gastrointestinal pain: A systematic review of temporal summation of pain paradigms and outcomes13
Communication of pain intensity and unpleasantness through magnitude ratings: Influence of scale type, but not gender of the participant13
Conditioned Pain Modulation Inter‐Site Variability Study: Effect Sizes and Test–Retest Reliability of Two Models13
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Impaired somatosensory habituation in older adults with chronic pain during an affective oddball task13
Predictive Ability of Previous Pain and Disease Conditions on the Presentation of Post‐COVID Pain in a Danish Cohort of Adult COVID‐19 Survivors13
Beyond intensity: A commentary on stretch‐induced hypoalgesia13
Effects of Aging on Pain Tolerance: A Comparative Study of Heat Pain Thresholds and Tonic Heat and Cold Stimuli12
Antinociceptive effects of nefopam activating descending serotonergic modulation via 5‐HT2 receptors in the nucleus raphe magnus12
A Parallel Human and Rat Investigation of the Interaction Between Descending and Spinal Modulatory Mechanisms12
Clinical signs in the jaw and neck region following whiplash trauma—A 2‐year follow‐up12
Exploring the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Pressure Pain Tolerance in the General Population. The Tromsø Study 2015–201612
Lifestyle Behaviours and Future Healthcare Utilisation for Musculoskeletal Pain in Young Adults: A Cohort Study of Norwegian University Students With Three‐Year Follow‐Up12
Comment on ‘Impact of analgesic techniques on early quality of recovery after prostatectomy: A 3‐arm, randomized trial’ by Beilstein and colleagues12
Human Foetuses Experience Pain: A Position Paper12
Patient Characteristics Are Associated With Differences in Perceptions of Reassurance After a Consultation for Low Back Pain: Analysis of an Observational Study in Primary Care12
A Significant Decline in the Number of Newly Dispensed Analgesics During the First COVID ‐19 Lockdown in The Netherlands11
The Human Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Pain and Pain Modulation: A Review and Activation‐Likelihood Estimation Approach11
Dectin‐1 induces TRPV1 sensitization and contributes to visceral hypersensitivity of irritable bowel syndrome in male mice11
High‐frequency, high‐intensity TENS compared to standard treatment with opioids for postoperative pain relief after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A multicentre randomized controlled trial11
The role of post‐trauma stress symptoms in the development of chronic musculoskeletal pain and disability: A systematic review11
The importance of context (placebo effects) in conservative interventions for musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials11
Neurofilament Light Chain in Fibromyalgia: Correlation With Central and Peripheral Nervous System Dysfunction11
Physical and Psychological Predictors for Persistent and Recurrent Non‐Specific Neck Pain: A Systematic Review11
Early CRPS Is a Heterogeneous Condition: Results From a Latent Class Analysis11
Contralateral Thermal Pain and Naturally Occurring Muscle Pain Have Different Effects on Force Production During a Fixed Perceived Effort Handgrip Task11
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Assessment of Mechanical Detection Thresholds in Healthy Participants and Patients With Neuropathy: A Comparison of OptiHair2 and Aesthesiometer II10
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Neural correlates of pain acceptance and the role of the cerebellum: Comment10
Trauma Exposure: An Overlooked Risk Factor in Prescription Opioid Use Disorder Among Chronic Pain Patients10
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
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Test–retest reliability of Bayesian estimations of the effects of stimulation, prior information and individual traits on pain perception10
Is Quality of Life in Older Adults With Non‐Specific Low Back Pain Influenced by Pain or Disability? Longitudinal Data From the Back Complaints in the Elders Brazil Cohort10
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Familial effects account for association between chronic pain and past month smoking10
Authors' reply to the comment by Alam et al.10
Prevalence of Fabry disease in patients with chronic pain: Lessons from the DOUFAB and DOUFABIS studies10
Yoga and massage are associated with small experimental placebo effects in chronic orofacial pain10
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Testing of a predictive risk index for persistent postsurgical pain on patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: A prospective cohort study9
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’9
Assessing the Impact of Interdisciplinary Multimodal Pain Treatment on Health‐Related Quality of Life in Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analyses9
Chronic Postsurgical Pain Raises Risk of Dementia9
Assessing signs of central sensitization: A critical review of physiological measures in experimentally induced secondary hyperalgesia9
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Guided internet‐based acceptance and commitment therapy for provoked vestibulodynia: A randomized controlled trial9
Response to Arendt‐Nielsen et al. (Methodology considerations for the paper by Horsted et al., 2023)9
Continuum of sensory profiles in diabetes mellitus patients with and without neuropathy and pain9
A sham‐controlled, randomized trial of spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of pain in chronic pancreatitis9
Graded Motor Imagery ( GRAMI Protocol) for Phantom Limb Pain: A Randomised Clinical Trial of Home‐Based Intervention9
Nefopam Misuse: A Cross‐Sectional Study in France9
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 demo9
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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
Trauma‐Informed Pain Management Among Refugees and Asylum Seekers: The Need for Integrated Care and a Human Rights Perspective9
Anxiety, history of childhood adversity, and experiencing chronic pain in adulthood: A systematic literature review and meta‐analysis9
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Credibility, readability and content analysis of treatment recommendations for adolescents with nonspecific back pain published on consumer websites8
Towards a Whole‐Body Assessment of Pain Using the 18  kDa Translocator Protein ( TSPO ) as a Broad8
USP48 alleviates bone cancer pain and regulates MrgC stabilization in spinal cord neurons of male mice8
Conflicting recommendations: A labyrinth for the clinician and patients: A comment to Eisenberg's et al. “medical cannabis for chronic pain”8
Geographical disparities in fibromyalgia severity: An Italian 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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Effects of cervical stabilization training in patients with headache: A single‐blinded randomized controlled trial8
Mendelian randomization study of lipid metabolism characteristics and migraine risk8
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Pain‐free default mode network connectivity contributes to tonic experimental pain intensity beyond the role of negative mood and other pain‐related factors8
Behaviour‐based pain scales: Validity and interrater reliability of BPS‐NI and PAINAD‐G on general wards8
Alcohol‐Induced Disinhibition of Facial Responses to Pain8
Pain, Emotions, Interoception, and Bodily Sensations in Patients With Endometriosis8
Beyond trial‐and‐error: Individualizing therapeutic transcranial neuromodulation for chronic pain8
Enhanced pain sensitivity in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome is partially reverted by treatment: An exploratory study8
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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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Impacts of Experimental Knee Pain on Gait Biomechanics and Pain Sensitivity: A Randomised Crossover Trial of Young and Pain‐Free Volunteers7
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The Unserved Majority: The Urgent Need to Address the Mild‐Impact Chronic Pain Population7
Vicarious facilitation of facial responses to pain: Does the others' expression need to be painful?7
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Chronic Kidney Disease as a Relevant Comorbidity in the Association Between Chronic Postsurgical Pain and Dementia Risk7
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Cold‐evoked potentials in clinical practice: A head‐to‐head contrast with laser‐evoked responses7
Expectation of analgesia increases the inhibitory response of conditioned pain modulation in healthy participants who at baseline have a non‐inhibitory profile7
Untreated and Moderate Chronic Pain Reveals Distinct Structural Brain Alterations: A Commentary on Sean et al. Highlighting the Importance of Controlling for Opioid Effects7
Temple cooling increases parasympathetic activity and decreases pressure pain on the hand7
Prognostic value of preoperative mechanical hyperalgesia and neuropathic pain qualities for postoperative pain after total knee replacement7
A matter of personality and point of view: How the interplay of reinforcement sensitivity and general attitudes towards pain impacts the responsivity to acute pain7
Spinal voltage‐gated potassium channel Kv1.3 contributes to neuropathic pain via the promotion of microglial M1 polarization and activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome7
Rethinking placebo: Exploring the effectiveness of open‐label placebos7
Attenuation of Self‐Induced Pain in Women With Nonsuicidal Self‐Injury and Healthy Controls7
Oral Abstract Presentations7
The effect of retrieval‐induced forgetting for pain‐related memories on child pain‐related outcomes: A randomized experimental study7
Characterizing biased visuospatial perception in complex regional pain syndrome7
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 too7
Stress Characteristics and Their Associations With Pain Intensity: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study7
Mental disorder prevalence in chronic pain patients using opioid versus non‐opioid analgesics: A registry‐linkage study7
The role of stigma in health and functioning in chronic pain: Not just catastrophizing7
Exercise‐induced changes in central sensitization outcomes in individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review with meta‐analysis6
Chronic postoperative pain after total knee arthroplasty: The potential contributions of synovitis, pain sensitization and pain catastrophizing—An explorative study6
A discrete choice experiment: Understanding patient preferences for managing chronic non‐cancer pain6
A Double‐Blind Comparative Study of burstDR Versus Tonic Epidural Motor Cortex Stimulation for the Treatment of Intractable Neuropathic Pain6
Corrections to “Aerobic Exercise Prescription for Pain Reduction in Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis”6
Patterns of Analgesic Prescribing and High‐Risk Prescribing in Primary Care in Ireland 2014–2022—A Repeated Cross‐Sectional Study6
Spontaneous Pain and Pain Sensitivity in Response to Prolonged Experimental Sleep Disturbances—Potential Sex Differences6
Mechanisms Underlying Pain Avoidance in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome6
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Investigating the relationship between pain indicators and observers’ judgements of pain6
Postoperative Pain Management After Lumbar Discectomy. A Systematic Review With Meta‐Analyses and Trial Sequential Analyses6
ART26.12, a novel fatty acid‐binding protein 5 inhibitor, shows efficacy in multiple preclinical neuropathy models6
Association between central sensitization, pain sensitivity and balance control in patients with migraine6
Locus Coeruleus MR Measured Signal Intensity in Fibromyalgia Relative to Healthy Controls6
Network analyses reveal the interaction between physical features, fear of movement and neck pain and disability in people with acute and chronic whiplash‐associated disorders6
Opioid dose titration for cancer pain6
Neighbourhood socioeconomic status and pain among older adults—A cross‐sectional study6
Four MBE Therapies to Improve Pain Scores, Physical Functioning, and Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Network Meta6
Exercise combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for chronic pain: One‐year follow‐up from a randomized controlled trial6
Evaluating FABP5 as a Therapeutic Target for Pain Management6
Safety and effectiveness of cannabinoids to Danish patients with treatment refractory chronic pain—A retrospective observational real‐world study6
Lesion and Disconnection Profiles of Pain Quality Subtypes After Stroke: Implications for Prognosis and Rehabilitation6
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