TY - GEN AB - Approximately 20% of adults worldwide experience lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). The prevalence of LUTS increases with age, and in the US, over a quarter of adults older than 50 years of age are affected. Increasingly severe LUTS are associated with decreased physical and mental quality of life, stigma and psychological distress, and falls among older adults. This dissertation presents some of the first studies to investigate CS as a possible mechanism of LUTS in men. AD - Oregon Health and Science University AU - Senders, Angela DA - 2022 DO - 10.6083/qj72p7869 DO - DOI ED - Marshall, Lynn ED - Advisor ID - 9712 KW - Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms KW - Musculoskeletal Pain KW - Aged KW - Epidemiology KW - Central Nervous System Sensitization L1 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9712/files/Senders.Angela.2022.pdf L2 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9712/files/Senders.Angela.2022.pdf L4 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9712/files/Senders.Angela.2022.pdf LK - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9712/files/Senders.Angela.2022.pdf N2 - Approximately 20% of adults worldwide experience lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). The prevalence of LUTS increases with age, and in the US, over a quarter of adults older than 50 years of age are affected. Increasingly severe LUTS are associated with decreased physical and mental quality of life, stigma and psychological distress, and falls among older adults. This dissertation presents some of the first studies to investigate CS as a possible mechanism of LUTS in men. PB - Oregon Health and Science University PY - 2022 T1 - An epidemiologic study of lower urinary tract symptoms and central sensitization in men: investigations of a mechanistic hypothesis TI - An epidemiologic study of lower urinary tract symptoms and central sensitization in men: investigations of a mechanistic hypothesis UR - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9712/files/Senders.Angela.2022.pdf Y1 - 2022 ER -