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van der Miesen MM, Joosten EA, Kaas AL, Linden DE, Peters JC, Vossen CJ. Habituation to pain: self-report, electroencephalography, and functional magnetic resonance imaging in healthy individuals. A scoping review and future recommendations. Pain 2024; 165:500-522. [PMID: 37851343 PMCID: PMC10859850 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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ABSTRACT Habituation to pain is a fundamental learning process and important adaption. Yet, a comprehensive review of the current state of the field is lacking. Through a systematic search, 63 studies were included. Results address habituation to pain in healthy individuals based on self-report, electroencephalography, or functional magnetic resonance imaging. Our findings indicate a large variety in methods, experimental settings, and contexts, making habituation a ubiquitous phenomenon. Habituation to pain based on self-report studies shows a large influence of expectations, as well as the presence of individual differences. Furthermore, widespread neural effects, with sometimes opposing effects in self-report measures, are noted. Electroencephalography studies showed habituation of the N2-P2 amplitude, whereas functional magnetic resonance imaging studies showed decreasing activity during painful repeated stimulation in several identified brain areas (cingulate cortex and somatosensory cortices). Important considerations for the use of terminology, methodology, statistics, and individual differences are discussed. This review will aid our understanding of habituation to pain in healthy individuals and may lead the way to improving methods and designs for personalized treatment approaches in chronic pain patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maite M. van der Miesen
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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An intensity matched comparison of laser- and contact heat evoked potentials. Sci Rep 2021; 11:6861. [PMID: 33767259 PMCID: PMC7994633 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-85819-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Previous studies comparing laser (LEPs) and contact heat evoked potentials (CHEPs) consistently reported higher amplitudes following laser compared to contact heat stimulation. However, none of the studies matched the perceived pain intensity, questioning if the observed difference in amplitude is due to biophysical differences between the two methods or a mismatch in stimulation intensity. The aims of the current study were twofold: (1) to directly compare the brain potentials induced by intensity matched laser and contact heat stimulation and (2) investigate how capsaicin-induced secondary hyperalgesia modulates LEPs and CHEPs. Twenty-one healthy subjects were recruited and measured at four experimental sessions: (1) CHEPs + sham, (2) LEPs + sham, (3) CHEPs + capsaicin, and (4) LEPs + capsaicin. Baseline (sham) LEPs latency was significantly shorter and amplitude significantly larger compared to CHEPs, even when matched for perceived pain. Neither CHEPs nor LEPs was sensitive enough to detect secondary hyperalgesia. These differences provide evidence that a faster heating rate results in an earlier and more synchronized LEPs than CHEPs. To our knowledge, this was the first study to match perceived intensity of contact heat and laser stimulations, revealing distinct advantages associated with the acquisition of LEPs.
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Nuwailati R, Curatolo M, LeResche L, Ramsay DS, Spiekerman C, Drangsholt M. Reliability of the conditioned pain modulation paradigm across three anatomical sites. Scand J Pain 2020; 20:283-296. [PMID: 31812949 DOI: 10.1515/sjpain-2019-0080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Background and aims Conditioned Pain Modulation (CPM) is a measure of pain inhibition-facilitation in humans that may elucidate pain mechanisms and potentially serve as a diagnostic test. In laboratory settings, the difference between two pain measures [painful test stimulus (TS) without and with the conditioning stimulus (CS) application] reflects the CPM magnitude. Before the CPM test can be used as a diagnostic tool, its reliability on the same day (intra-session) and across multiple days (inter-session) needs to be known. Furthermore, it is important to determine the most reliable anatomical sites for both the TS and the CS. This study aimed to measure the intra-session and inter-session reliability of the CPM test paradigm in healthy subjects with the TS (pressure pain threshold-PPT) applied to three test sites: the face, hand, and dorsum of the foot, and the CS (cold pressor test-CPT) applied to the contralateral hand. Methods Sixty healthy participants aged 18-65 were tested by the same examiner on 3 separate days, with an interval of 2-7 days. On each day, testing was comprised of two identical experimental sessions in which the PPT test was performed on each of the three dominant anatomical sites in randomized order followed by the CPM test (repeating the PPT with CPT on the non-dominant hand). CPM magnitude was calculated as the percent change in PPT. The Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC), Coefficient of Variation (CV), and Bland-Altman analyses were used to assess reliability. Results PPT relative reliability ranged from good to excellent at all three sites; the hand showed an intra-session ICC of 0.90 (0.84, 0.94) before CPT and ICC of 0.89 (0.83, 0.92) during CPT. The PPT absolute reliability was also high, showing a low bias and small variability when performed on all three sites; for example, CV of the hand intra-session was 8.0 before CPT and 8.1 during CPT. The relative reliability of the CPM test, although only fair, was most reliable when performed during the intra-session visits on the hand; ICC of 0.57 (0.37, 0.71) vs. 0.20 (0.03, 0.39) for the face, and 0.22 (0.01, 0.46) for the foot. The inter-session reliability was lower in all three anatomical sites, with the best reliability on the hand with an ICC of 0.40 (0.23, 0.55). The pattern of absolute reliability of CPM was similar to the relative reliability findings, with the reliability best on the hand, showing lower intra-session and inter-session variability (CV% = 43.5 and 51.5, vs. 70.1 and 73.1 for the face, and 75.9 and 78.9 for the foot). The CPM test was more reliable in women than in men, and in older vs. younger participants. Discussion The CPM test was most reliable when the TS was applied to the dominant hand and CS performed on the contralateral hand. These data indicate that using the CS and TS in the same but contralateral dermatome in CPM testing may create the most reliable results.
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- Rania Nuwailati
- Department of Oral Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Oral Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Oral Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Oral Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Orthodontics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Oral Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Oral Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Oral Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Linde LD, Haefeli J, Jutzeler CR, Rosner J, McDougall J, Curt A, Kramer JLK. Contact Heat Evoked Potentials Are Responsive to Peripheral Sensitization: Requisite Stimulation Parameters. Front Hum Neurosci 2020; 13:459. [PMID: 31998104 PMCID: PMC6966714 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2019.00459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The sensitizing effect of capsaicin has been previously characterized using laser and contact heat evoked potentials (LEPs and CHEPs) by stimulating in the primary area of hyperalgesia. Interestingly, only CHEPs reveal changes consistent with notion of peripheral sensitization (i.e., reduced latencies). The aim of this study was to investigate contact heat stimulation parameters necessary to detect peripheral sensitization related to the topical application of capsaicin, and therefore significantly improve the current method of measuring peripheral sensitization via CHEPs. Rapid contact heat stimulation (70°C/s) was applied from three different baseline temperatures (35, 38.5, and 42°C) to a 52°C peak temperature, before and after the topical application of capsaicin on the hand dorsum. Increased pain ratings in the primary area of hyperalgesia were accompanied by reduced N2 latency. Changes in N2 latency were, however, only significant following stimulation from 35 and 38.5°C baseline temperatures. These findings suggest that earlier recruitment of capsaicin-sensitized afferents occurs between 35 and 42°C, as stimulations from 42°C baseline were unchanged by capsaicin. This is in line with reduced thresholds of type II A-delta mechanoheat (AMH) nociceptors following sensitization. Conventional CHEP stimulation, with a baseline temperature below 42°C, is well suited to objectively detect evidence of peripheral sensitization.
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- Lukas D Linde
- ICORD, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,School of Kinesiology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Brain and Spinal Injury Center, Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- ICORD, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,School of Kinesiology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Spinal Cord Injury Center, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Spinal Cord Injury Center, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- ICORD, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Spinal Cord Injury Center, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- ICORD, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,School of Kinesiology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Jutzeler CR, Warner FM, Wanek J, Curt A, Kramer JLK. Thermal grill conditioning: Effect on contact heat evoked potentials. Sci Rep 2017; 7:40007. [PMID: 28079118 PMCID: PMC5228159 DOI: 10.1038/srep40007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The ‘thermal grill illusion’ (TGI) is a unique cutaneous sensation of unpleasantness, induced through the application of interlacing warm and cool stimuli. While previous studies have investigated optimal parameters and subject characteristics to evoke the illusion, our aim was to examine the modulating effect as a conditioning stimulus. A total of 28 healthy control individuals underwent three testing sessions on separate days. Briefly, 15 contact heat stimuli were delivered to the right hand dorsum, while the left palmar side of the hand was being conditioned with either neutral (32 °C), cool (20 °C), warm (40 °C), or TGI (20/40 °C). Rating of perception (numeric rating scale: 0–10) and evoked potentials (i.e., N1 and N2P2 potentials) to noxious contact heat stimuli were assessed. While cool and warm conditioning decreased cortical responses to noxious heat, TGI conditioning increased evoked potential amplitude (N1 and N2P2). In line with other modalities of unpleasant conditioning (e.g., sound, visual, and olfactory stimulation), cortical and possibly sub-cortical modulation may underlie the facilitation of contact heat evoked potentials.
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- Catherine R Jutzeler
- Spinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,ICORD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Spinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,ICORD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Spinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Spinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- ICORD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Jutzeler CR, Rosner J, Rinert J, Kramer JLK, Curt A. Normative data for the segmental acquisition of contact heat evoked potentials in cervical dermatomes. Sci Rep 2016; 6:34660. [PMID: 27708413 PMCID: PMC5052572 DOI: 10.1038/srep34660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Contact heat evoked potentials (CHEPs) represent a neurophysiological approach to assess conduction in the spinothalamic tract. The aim of this study was to establish normative values of CHEPs acquired from cervical dermatomes (C4, C6, C8) and examine the potential confounds of age, sex, and height. 101 (49 male) healthy subjects of three different age groups (18–40, 41–60, and 61–80 years) were recruited. Normal (NB, 35–52 °C) followed by increased (IB, 42–52 °C) baseline stimulation protocols were employed to record CHEPs. Multi-variate linear models were used to investigate the effect of age, sex, and height on the CHEPs parameters (i.e., N2 latency, N2P2 amplitude, rating of perceived intensity). Compared to NB, IB stimulation reduced latency jitter within subjects, yielding larger N2P2 amplitudes, and decreased inter-subject N2 latency variability. Age was associated with reduced N2P2 amplitude and prolonged N2 latency. After controlling for height, male subjects had significantly longer N2 latencies than females during IB stimulation. The study provides normative CHEPs data in a large cohort of healthy subjects from segmentally examined cervical dermatomes. Age and sex were identified as important factors contributing to N2 latency and N2P2 amplitude. The normative data will improve the diagnosis of spinal cord pathologies.
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- Catherine R Jutzeler
- Spinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,ICORD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Spinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Spinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- ICORD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Spinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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