Table 3 Search terms PubMed

The search will be conducted per measurement test category.

“Central Nervous System Sensitization”[Mesh]

“Central Sensitization” OR “Central Sensitisation” OR “Central Nervous System Sensitization” OR “Central Nervous System Sensitisation”.

AND

(all the following search terms will be combined individually with the above-mentioned search terms)

 - Thermal stimulation

 - Tactile stim* OR “Pressure pain threshold*”

 - Vibratory OR vibrotactile stim*

 - Electrical stimuli

 - Distention

 - Ischemic stimulation

 - Hypertonic saline

 - Tonic phasic stimulation

 - Nociception withdrawal reflex OR H reflex OR Hoffman reflex

 - Cutaneous silent period

 - Cytokine*

 - Neurotrophin* OR Nerve growth factor OR NGF OR Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)

 - Central Sensitization Inventory OR CSI

 - Sensory Hypersensitivity Scale OR SHS

NOT (“animals”)

(in case the search provides too many publications, > 100, the following search terms will be added)

AND

specif* OR sensit*