Abstract: The present study aimed at investigating the time span it takes to remove a static mechanical allodynia (SMA) in humans suffering from chronic peripheral neuropathic pain. Forty-three subjects were included in the study and, during somatosensory rehabilitation,...

Abstract: The aetiology of mechanical allodynia is still controversial. In the present study, we investigated the precise locations of 25 static mechanical allodynias (SMA) treated by somatosensory rehabilitation (n = 23 patients): the allodynic territory mapped (allodynography)...

Crural neuralgia is a clinical condition rather frequent and disabling. There are many clinical forms due to anatomical variations of different cutaneous branches of saphenous and femoral nerves.  Neuroplasticity in the somatosensory system has now been demonstrated and can better...

Cet atlas est basé sur l'expérience clinique des auteurs. Il est destiné aux médecins généralistes et spécialistes. Il est aussi destinés aux thérapeutes formés à la rééducation sensitive.    

A comprehensive survey on the somotosensory rehabilitation of patients suffering from peripheral nerve injuries is now avaiable, coverint the vast topic of disorders of the cutaneous sense. First published in French in 2004, the handbook for somotosensory rehabilitation deals with the...