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List of abbreviations<br />

CDT Cold Detection Threshold<br />

CI Confidence interval<br />

CPT Cold Pain Threshold<br />

CRPS Complex Regional Pain Syndrome<br />

CTS Carpal Tunnel Syndrome<br />

DFNS German Research Network on Neuropathic Pain<br />

DMA Dynamic Mechanical Allodynia<br />

DN-4 Douleur Neuropathique 4<br />

FDA Food and Drug Administration<br />

fMRI Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging<br />

HCW Heat Capsaicin Warmth<br />

HPT Heat Pain Threshold<br />

Hz Hertz<br />

IASP International Association for the Study of Pain<br />

IL Interleukin<br />

MDT Mechanical Detection Threshold<br />

mN Milli Newton<br />

MPS Mechanical Pain Sensitivity<br />

MPT Mechanical Pain Threshold<br />

NGF Nerve Growth Factor<br />

NRS Numerical Rating Scale<br />

NS Nociceptive Specific<br />

NSAIDS Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs<br />

PAG Periaqueductal Grey<br />

PB Parabrachial<br />

PHS Paradoxical Heat Sensation<br />

POMS Profile of Mood States<br />

PPT Pressure Pain Threshold<br />

PT Patellar Tendinopathy<br />

<strong>QST</strong> <strong>Quantitative</strong> <strong>Sensory</strong> <strong>Testing</strong><br />

RVM Rostral Ventromedial Medulla<br />

SCL-90 Symptom Check List-90<br />

TNF Tumour Necrosis Factor<br />

TSL Thermal <strong>Sensory</strong> Limen<br />

VAS Visual Analogue Scale<br />

VDT Vibration Disappearance Threshold<br />

VISA-P Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment – Patellar Questionnaire<br />

WDR Wide Dynamic Range<br />

WDT Warm Detection Threshold<br />

WUR Wind Up Ratio

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