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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
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USP48 alleviates bone cancer pain and regulates MrgC stabilization in spinal cord neurons of male mice99
Perception of repeated pain relief with controllable and uncontrollable pain72
Changes in spinal motor behaviour are associated with reduction in disability in chronic low back pain: A longitudinal cohort study with 1‐year follow‐up64
Comments on the importance of visualizing the distribution of pain‐related data59
Assessment of the concordance between DN4 scores performed by the patient (self‐assessment) or by the physician (hetero‐assessment) to detect subacute neuropathic postoperative pain55
Comments on ‘a systematic review and meta‐analysis of radiofrequency procedures on innervation to the shoulder joint for relieving chronic pain’ by Pushparaj et al49
Social influences on pain beyond the here and now, commentary on Bajcar et al.44
Exploring the impact of perioperative analgesia on postoperative chronic analgesic prescriptions in patients with lung cancer undergoing minimally invasive thoracic surgery: A retrospective observatio39
Aerobic Exercise Prescription for Pain Reduction in Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis37
Adolescent predictors of substance use in young adulthood among individuals with childhood‐onset chronic pain: A follow‐up study35
The Role of Negative Affect and Experiential Avoidance in Postsurgical Pain and Fatigue Among Norwegian Women With Breast Cancer35
Pain catastrophizing and trunk co‐contraction during lifting in people with and without chronic low back pain: A cross sectional study32
Mindfulness‐based stress reduction for chronic pain: Enhancing psychological well‐being without altering attentional biases towards pain faces30
Recommendations on the management of pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome: A formalised expert consensus29
Painful stimulation increases functional connectivity between supplementary motor area and thalamus in patients with small fibre neuropathy29
Unique features of central neuropathic pain in multiple sclerosis: Results of a cluster analysis28
Different effects might be introduced by blinding in acupuncture: Comments on Wang et al's “Placebo response varies between different types of sham acupuncture: A randomized double‐blind trial in neck27
Patient selection for spinal cord stimulation: The importance of an integrated assessment of clinical and psychosocial factors26
Short‐ and long‐term effects of conventional spinal cord stimulation on chronic pain and health perceptions: A longitudinal controlled trial26
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Is there an added value in more real‐world cannabinoids studies?25
Different profiles of psychological flexibility in patients with chronic pain?24
Contextual factors in persistent severe back pain: A longitudinal analysis among German employees24
Effects of cervical stabilization training in patients with headache: A single‐blinded randomized controlled trial24
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How do we explain painful non‐traumatic knee conditions to adolescents? A multiple‐method study to develop credible explanations24
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Attenuation of widespread hypersensitivity to noxious mechanical stimuli by inhibition of GABAergic neurons of the right amygdala in a rat model of chronic back pain24
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Commentary on “The role of psychological flexibility, perceived injustice, and body‐image in Vulvodynia: A longitudinal study” by Chisari et al.23
Beyond activity patterns: The complex process of activity management among individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain after an orthopaedic trauma21
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Characteristics and influence on quality of life of new‐onset pain in critical COVID‐19 survivors21
Assessment of body perception disturbances in complex regional pain syndrome: A systematic review using the COSMIN guideline21
Activation of translocator protein alleviates mechanical allodynia and bladder dysfunction in cyclophosphamide‐induced cystitis through repression of BDNF‐mediated neuroinflammation21
3D magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging reveals links between brain metabolites and multidimensional pain features in fibromyalgia21
The subsequent interruptive effects of pain on attention20
Authors' reply to the comment by Russo et al20
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Response to Arendt‐Nielsen et al. (Methodology considerations for the paper by Horsted et al., 2023)19
Comment on ‘The importance of context (placebo effects) in conservative interventions for musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials’ by Saueressig et 18
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Values‐based cognitive behavioural therapy for the prevention of chronic whiplash associated disorders: A randomized controlled trial18
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Multidisciplinary management of persistent pain in primary care—A systematic review17
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’17
Comment on “The value of interdisciplinary treatment for sickness absence in chronic pain: A nationwide register‐based cohort study”15
Psychometric evaluation of the Pain Vigilance and Awareness Questionnaire (PVAQ) in fibromyalgia: Confirmatory factor analysis and the development of a Swedish 8‐item version15
Testing of a predictive risk index for persistent postsurgical pain on patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: A prospective cohort study15
Chronic pain is no more prevalent in people living with HIV than in their uninfected counterparts in South Africa15
Noninvasive management of soft tissue disorders of the shoulder: A clinical practice guideline from the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) collaboration15
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Ultrasound‐guided percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation versus surgery for women with unilateral carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized parallel‐group trial14
Response profile in a rat model of exercise‐induced hypoalgesia is associated with duloxetine, pregabalin and diclofenac effect on constriction‐induced neuropathy14
Prolonged opioid use after distal radius fracture14
Mendelian randomization study of lipid metabolism characteristics and migraine risk13
Moving towards the use of artificial intelligence in pain management13
How does pain work? A qualitative analysis of how young adults with chronic pain conceptualize the biology of pain13
Importance of understanding pain phenotypes in knee osteoarthritis for selecting appropriate pain‐management strategies13
Effects of childhood trauma on pain‐related distress in adults13
Enhanced pain sensitivity in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome is partially reverted by treatment: An exploratory study13
Small‐fibre damage is associated with distinct sensory phenotypes in patients with fibromyalgia and small‐fibre neuropathy13
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Development and Validation of a Short Version (PAIC6) of the Pain Assessment in Impaired Cognition Scale12
Pain and masochistic behaviour: The role of descending modulation12
Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on patients with chronic pain in Germany: Associations with expectations and control beliefs12
A genome‐wide association study of European advanced cancer patients treated with opioids identifies regulatory variants on chromosome 20 associated with pain intensity12
Vicarious facilitation of facial responses to pain12
Influence of skin type and laser wavelength on laser‐evoked potentials12
Prognosis of a new episode of low‐back pain in a community inception cohort12
Pain modulates early sensory brain responses to task‐irrelevant emotional faces12
Prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of chronic pain in the Spanish population. Results from the pain barometer12
The long‐term incidence of chronic post‐surgical pain after coronary artery bypass surgery – A prospective observational study12
Effects of multiple transcranial magnetic stimulation sessions on pain relief in patients with chronic neuropathic pain: A French cohort study in real‐world clinical practice12
Ketamine in chronic pain: A Delphi survey12
Behaviour‐based pain scales: Validity and interrater reliability of BPS‐NI and PAINAD‐G on general wards12
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General practitioners' and community pharmacists' beliefs and practices on opioids for non‐malignant pain11
The role of the bone in complex regional pain syndrome 1—A systematic review11
Communicating with children about ‘everyday’ pain and injury: A Delphi study11
Disruption to normal excitatory and inhibitory function within the medial prefrontal cortex in people with chronic pain11
Short all‐out isokinetic cycling exercises of 90 and 15 s unlock exercise‐induced hypoalgesia11
Illness perceptions and illness behaviours in back pain: A cross‐sectional cluster analysis11
The relationship of alexithymia to pain and other symptoms in fibromyalgia: A systematic review and meta‐analysis11
Cannabis‐based medicines and medical cannabis for patients with neuropathic pain and other pain disorders: Nationwide register‐based pharmacoepidemiologic comparison with propensity score matched cont11
Credibility, readability and content analysis of treatment recommendations for adolescents with nonspecific back pain published on consumer websites11
Inhibition of ferroptosis‐like cell death attenuates neuropathic pain reactions induced by peripheral nerve injury in rats11
Authors' reply to the comment by Kallewaard, Duarte, Eldabe and Thomson11
The costs of chronic pain—Long‐term estimates11
The selfBACK artificial intelligence‐based smartphone app can improve low back pain outcome even in patients with high levels of depression or stress11
Reconceptualizing pain‐related behaviour: Introducing the concept of bodily doubt11
Finding the vulnerable postoperative population: A two‐step cluster analysis of the PAIN‐OUT registry10
Guided internet‐based acceptance and commitment therapy for provoked vestibulodynia: A randomized controlled trial10
Altered prefrontal‐striatal theta‐band oscillatory dynamics underlie working memory deficits in neuropathic pain rats10
The effect of a pain educational video intervention upon child pain‐related outcomes: A randomized controlled study10
Nature and nurture. Genetic and environmental factors on the relationship between back pain and sleep quality10
The effect of lacosamide in peripheral neuropathic pain: A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, phenotype‐stratified trial10
Topically applied novel TRPV1 receptor antagonist, ACD440 Gel, reduces evoked pain in healthy volunteers, a randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, crossover study10
Phantom limb pain after unilateral arm amputation is associated with decreased heat pain thresholds in the face10
Where does it hurt? Small area estimates and inequality in the prevalence of chronic pain10
Psychosocial factors associated with pain and health‐related quality of life in Endometriosis: A systematic review10
Sustainability of cognitive behavioural interventions for chronic back pain: A long‐term follow‐up10
Complex regional pain syndrome what is the outcome? ‐ a systematic review of the course and impact of CRPS at 12 months from symptom onset and beyond9
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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
Modulation of central pain mechanisms using high‐definition transcranial direct current stimulation: A double‐blind, sham‐controlled study9
Commentary on Elbers et al. “Longitudinal outcome evaluations of IMPT programs”9
The effect of uncertainty on pain decisions for self and others9
Strength training in addition to neuromuscular exercise and education in individuals with knee osteoarthritis—the effects on pain and sensitization9
Dance and yoga reduced functional abdominal pain in young girls: A randomized controlled trial9
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 neuropath9
What lies behind and beyond acute COVID‐19 pain?9
Preoperative resting‐state electrophysiological signals predict acute but not chronic postoperative pain9
Are biomarkers associated with sensitivity to physical activity?9
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 9
Beyond trial‐and‐error: Individualizing therapeutic transcranial neuromodulation for chronic pain9
Does pain medication influence outcomes in elderly people seeking care for back pain? BACE cohort study9
Erik Torebjörk, MD PhD, Professor of Clinical Pain Research 1939–2021 Forerunner and lead researcher of human nociceptor research9
The role of stigma in health and functioning in chronic pain: Not just catastrophizing9
Oral capsules of tetra‐hydro‐cannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD) and their combination in peripheral neuropathic pain treatment9
Personalized pain assessment: What does ‘acceptable pain’ mean to you?8
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Evaluating multiplicity reporting in analgesic clinical trials: An analytical review8
Response to “Comment on ‘The importance of context (placebo effects) in conservative interventions for musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials’ by S8
Revealing the time course of laser‐evoked potential habituation by high temporal resolution analysis8
Why do we need to implement the ICD‐11? When pain science and practice meet policies8
Adverse childhood experiences, brain efficiency, and the development of pain symptoms in youth8
Cycling sensitivity across migraine phases: A longitudinal case–control study8
Comment on ‘chronic pain is no more prevalent in people living with HIV than in their uninfected counterparts in South Africa’ by Kamerman8
Characterizing biased visuospatial perception in complex regional pain syndrome8
Comment on: Virtual reality increases pressure pain threshold and lowers anxiety in children compared with control and non‐immersive control—A randomized, crossover trial8
Vicarious facilitation of facial responses to pain: Does the others' expression need to be painful?8
Conflicting recommendations: A labyrinth for the clinician and patients: A comment to Eisenberg's et al. “medical cannabis for chronic pain”8
Author's reply to the comment by Min Cheol Chang and Mathieu Boudier‐Revéret8
Different ways to reach the same goal: Are the analgesic effects of different types of tactile stimuli similar?7
When one suffers less, all suffer less: Individual pain ratings are more effective than group ratings in producing placebo hypoalgesia7
Exploring the facilitators and barriers in opioid deprescribing for non‐cancer pain treatment experienced by general practitioners: A qualitative study7
The role of psychological flexibility, perceived injustice and body image in Vulvodynia: A longitudinal study7
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Imaging of glial cell changes in individuals with chronic low back pain: A commentary on Shraim et al.7
The effects of attentional and interpretation biases on later pain outcomes among younger and older adults: A prospective study7
Reframe the pain: Divided attention and positive memory reframing to reduce needle pain and distress in children—A feasibility randomized controlled trial7
Clinical relevance of resistance training in women with fibromyalgia: A systematic review and meta‐analysis7
Body representation among adults with phantom limb pain: Results from a foot identification task7
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Long‐term effectiveness of epidural steroid injections after new episodes of low back pain in older adults7
Conditioned pain modulation and pain sensitivity in functional somatic disorders: The DanFunD study7
The price of pain relief, or should non‐invasive medical devices be treated differently in analgesic clinical trials?7
Increasing prevalence of chronic non‐cancer pain in Denmark from 2000 to 2017: A population‐based survey7
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Intramuscular injections of botulinum toxin for the treatment of upper back myofascial pain syndrome: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials7
To better appraise (un)certainty in systematic reviews, useful approaches exist. A comment on Moore et al.7
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Emotion regulation skills‐focused interventions for chronic pain: A systematic review and meta‐analysis7
Psychological profiles and prescription opioid misuse, craving, and withdrawal in people with chronic pain7
Comprehensive and Efficient Assessment of Psychological Flexibility in the Context of Chronic Pain6
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Increased behavioural inhibition and decreased behavioural activation in whiplash‐associated disorders: Associations with health outcomes6
Adaptation to tonic heat in healthy subjects and patients with sensory polyneuropathy6
Botulinum toxin A brands are not the same medications. A comment on Hary et al.6
Commentary to ‘Movement‐evoked pain is not associated with pain at rest or physical function in knee osteoarthritis’6
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Evidence‐Based Umbrella Review of Non‐Invasive Neuromodulation in Chronic Neuropathic Pain6
Pain paths among post‐COVID‐19 condition subjects: A prospective cross‐sectional study with in‐person evaluation6
Does pain influence control of muscle force? A systematic review and meta‐analysis6
Harnessing the therapeutic effects of nature for chronic Pain: A role for immersive virtual reality? A narrative review6
Development and Feasibility Study of a Triage Tool for Early Referral to Spinal Cord Stimulation for Patients With Chronic Low Back and Leg Pain6
The effect of the EXOPULSE Mollii Suit on pain and fibromyalgia‐related symptoms—A randomized sham‐controlled crossover trial6
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The RCOG statement on foetal pain: Still much to do6
Pain‐free default mode network connectivity contributes to tonic experimental pain intensity beyond the role of negative mood and other pain‐related factors6
Explorative sensory profile evaluation in central neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury6
The glial cell’s role in antinociceptive differential effects of oxytocin upon female and male rats6
Pain‐autonomic measures reveal nociceptive sensitization in complex regional pain syndrome6
A randomized controlled trial on long‐term effectiveness of a psychosocial aftercare program following paediatric chronic pain treatment: Who benefits the most?6
Unhelpful Information About Low Back and Neck Pain on Physiotherapist's Websites6
Central generators of migraine and autonomic cephalalgias as targets for personalized pain management: Translational links6
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Broadening the scope of paediatric intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment to promote future resilience and psychological flexibility6
Expanding frontiers in telehealth: Video assisted at‐home application of capsaicin 8% patch6
Exploring the association between patient‐drawn pain diagrams and psychological and physical health variables: A large‐scale study of patients with low back pain6
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Self‐reported prognostic factors in adults reporting neck or low back pain: An umbrella review6
Exploring pain mechanisms in hypermobile Ehlers‐Danlos syndrome: A case–control study6
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