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. 2026 Feb 24;15(5):1705. doi: 10.3390/jcm15051705
ANS Autonomic Nervous System
BP Blood Pressure
CBT Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
CES-D Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
FPQ-SF Fear of Pain Questionnaire–Short Form
FoP Fear of Pain
FoSP Fear of Severe Pain
HC Healthy Controls
HR Heart Rate
HRV Heart Rate Variability
IBI Inter-beat Interval
LF Low Frequency
PAG Periaqueductal Grey
PCS Pain Catastrophizing Scale
PFC Prefrontal Cortex
RMSSD Root Mean Square of Successive Differences
STAI State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
VAS Visual Analogue Scale