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Papers: 18 May 2024 - 24 May 2024


2024


Front Pain Res (Lausanne)


38770243


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Characterization of pain-related behaviors in a rat model of acute-to-chronic low back pain: single vs. multi-level disc injury.

Authors

Barbe MF, Chen FL, Loomis RH, Harris MY, Kim BM, Xie K, Hilliard BA, McGonagle ER, Bailey TD, Gares RP, Van Der Bas M, Kalicharan BA, Holt-Bright L, Stone LS, Hodges PW, Klyne DM

Abstract

Low back pain is the most common type of chronic pain. We examined pain-related behaviors across 18 weeks in rats that received injury to one or two lumbar intervertebral discs (IVD) to determine if multi-level disc injuries enhance/prolong pain.