A low cortisol response to stress is associated with musculoskeletal pain combined with increased pain sensitivity in young adults: A longitudinal cohort study

Background: In this study, we investigated whether an abnormal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis response to psychosocial stress at 18 years of age is associated with musculoskeletal (MS) pain alone and MS pain combined with increased pain sensitivity at 22 years of age. Methods: The study s...

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Main Authors: Paananen, M., O'Sullivan, Peter, Straker, Leon, Beales, Darren, Coenen, Pieter, Karppinen, J., Pennell, C., Smith, Anne
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24290