The Correlation Between Central Conduction Time and Central Pain Syndrome in Chronic Neck Pain

The Correlation Between Central Conduction Time and Central Pain Syndrome in Chronic Neck Pain

To investigate the neurophysiological relationship between Central Conduction Time measured via Somatosensory evoked potentials and pain intensity in individuals suffering from chronic neck pain

The explicit lack of direct studies linking Central conduction time to Central pain syndrome in Chronic neck pain, coupled with strong evidence for central sensitization as a key mechanism in CNP and the defining characteristic of CPS, points to a significant diagnostic gap. Somatosensory evoked potential serves as a valuable neurophysiological marker for the structural integrity and conduction velocity of central neural pathways, its direct relationship to the functional dysregulation seen in central pain syndrome in the context of chronic neck pain has not been explicitly established.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants aged 18-35 years.
• Normal Body Mass Index (BMI) less than 25 kg/m2.
• Both genders were included.
• having chronic neck pain lasting for more than three months.

Exclusion Criteria:

• signs of serious pathology (e.g., malignancy, inflammatory disorders, infection).
• history of cervical spine surgery.
• history of trauma or fractures in the cervical spine.
• presence of vascular syndromes such as vertebrobasilar insufficiency.