The Neural Plasticity Model of Fibromyalgia: Theory, Assessment, and Treatment
by C.C. Stuart Donaldson, PhD; Gabriel E. Sella, MD, MPH, MSc; and Horst H. Mueller, CPsych
 New developments in
understanding chronic pain, suggest new methods for understanding fibromyalgia. Neural
plasticity refers to the way the neurological systems (sensory, motor, and central) react
and adapt to the repeated stimulation of chronic pain. Fibromyalgia and fibromyalgia
syndrome are presented as an example of this phenomena. Part One of this series presents
the basis for understanding fibromyalgia from the neural plasticity model.
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