The Effect of Pain Conditioning on Experimentally Evoked Cough: Evidence of Impaired Endogenous Inhibitory Control Mechanisms in Refractory Chronic Cough
(2020)
Journal Article
Hilton, E., Satia, I., Holt, K., Woodcock, A. A., Belcher, J., & Smith, J. A. (2020). The Effect of Pain Conditioning on Experimentally Evoked Cough: Evidence of Impaired Endogenous Inhibitory Control Mechanisms in Refractory Chronic Cough. European Respiratory Journal, 56(6), 2001387 - 2001387. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01387-2020
Background: The pathophysiology of refractory chronic cough (RCC) is unclear. We hypothesised that endogenous inhibitory control mechanisms, such as those activated by painful stimuli (conditioned pain modulation (CPM)), may be capable of inhibiting... Read More about The Effect of Pain Conditioning on Experimentally Evoked Cough: Evidence of Impaired Endogenous Inhibitory Control Mechanisms in Refractory Chronic Cough.