Pain, Allostasis and Sensitization
Brief overview of pain mechanisms
National Orthopedic Symposium 2019
Joshua Lee PT, MSc, MPT, PhD(c)
Pain Neuromatrix Allostasis Allostatic load Neural Regulation Sensitization References
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Pain, Allostasis and Sensitization Brief overview of pain mechanisms Pain Neuromatrix Allostasis National Orthopedic Symposium 2019 Allostatic load Neural Regulation Joshua Lee PT, MSc, MPT, PhD(c) Sensitization References Pain Neuromatrix
National Orthopedic Symposium 2019
Joshua Lee PT, MSc, MPT, PhD(c)
Pain Neuromatrix Allostasis Allostatic load Neural Regulation Sensitization References
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Anxie iety, de depressio ion, , stress, s, PTSD, cognitive fog/impairment - (Epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol, BDNF) Chr Chronic ic inflammation – joint effusion + systemic challenge (cortisol) He Heart/Lung conditio ion (Systolic/diastolic BP, smoking, COPD, HTN, Arthritis, ILD, pulmonary HTN) Systemic condit itions – Ch Chole lesterol l (Serum HDL, total cholesterol, atherosclerosis), Di Diabetes (Glycosylated hemoglobin, blood sugar), Hor Hormonal condit itions (DHEA-S - HPA axis antagonist – dec. levels maladaptive, hysterectomy, endometriosis, prostate condition) y Gut microbiota (pain sensitivity, mood, systemic inflammation), ab abdominal gi girth (wais aist-to to-hip rati tio – inc. glucocorticoid activity, inc. adipose deposition), IBS IBS, di diet Bon Bone he health / hor hormonal level l – pain + deconditioning (Trauma, Menopause, BMD) Tis issue da damage/small join
damage, Perip ipheral ne neuropathy, “smudging” effect (adverse posture/movement patterns, sensory ax – dermatomes/2pt discrim)
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From Scholtz and Woolf, Nature Neuroscience (2002)
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From Scholtz and Woolf, Nature Neuroscience (2002)
Inflammatory “soup” (blue box) can cause sensitization – increased activity / responsiveness in nerves. Peripheral sensitization (PNS – limbs) and Central sensitization (CNS – brain and spinal cord)
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From Scholtz and Woolf, Nature Neuroscience (2002)
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Initial, sharp pain (A delta) Dull, burning pain (C polymodal) Light touch (A beta)
WDR WDR
Substance-P
= Immune and endocrine mediators (cytokines, norepinephrine, peptides)
Descending inhibitory control (PAG) Glial cells GABA interneurons
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Rational - Neo-cortex, pre-frontal cortex Emotional - Anterior Cingulate, anterior insula, pre-frontal, hippocampus, parahippocampus Instinctual - Nucleus Accumbens, Thalamus, Amygdala, Periaqueductal Grey matter Hy Hyperactiv ive – Primary somatosensory + motor (“smudging”), amygdala (fear), anterior insula (pain perception), thalamus (signal gain), parahippocampal gyrus (memory retrieval) Hy Hypoactive – ventromedial PFC/orbitofrontal cortex (cognitive processing, emotion and reward in decision making, executive function, functional attention), hippocampus (new memory encoding)
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necessarily influence pain, but attention does. Anxiety and distraction, showed different pain responses than anxiety and focusing on pain
activity in spinal cord dorsal horn neurons by activating multiple kinases to produce pain hypersensitivity." Journal of Neuroscience 28, no. 17 (2008): 4533-4540.