Reply to Russo et al

Eva Kosek^{1

2}, Ralf Baron³, Daniel Clauw⁴, Ian Gilron⁵, Richard E Harris⁴, Jo Nijs^{6

7

8}, Andrew S C Rice⁹, Michele Sterling¹⁰

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
² Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
³ Division of Neurological Pain Research and Therapy, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
⁴ Department of Anesthesiology, Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
⁵ Departments of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine and Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, Centre for Neuroscience Studies, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
⁶ Pain in Motion International Research Group, Department of Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy, Faculty of Physical Education & Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Ixelles, Belgium.
⁷ Chronic Pain Rehabilitation, Department of Physical Medicine and Physiotherapy, University Hospital Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
⁸ Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
⁹ Pain Research, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.
¹⁰ RECOVER Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Herston, Australia.

Eva Kosek et al. Pain. 2022.

. 2022 Aug 1;163(8):e964-e965.

doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002672.

Eva Kosek^{1

2}, Ralf Baron³, Daniel Clauw⁴, Ian Gilron⁵, Richard E Harris⁴, Jo Nijs^{6

7

8}, Andrew S C Rice⁹, Michele Sterling¹⁰

¹ Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
² Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
³ Division of Neurological Pain Research and Therapy, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
⁴ Department of Anesthesiology, Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
⁵ Departments of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine and Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, Centre for Neuroscience Studies, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
⁶ Pain in Motion International Research Group, Department of Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy, Faculty of Physical Education & Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Ixelles, Belgium.
⁷ Chronic Pain Rehabilitation, Department of Physical Medicine and Physiotherapy, University Hospital Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
⁸ Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
⁹ Pain Research, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.
¹⁰ RECOVER Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Herston, Australia.

No abstract available

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