Myotonic Muscle Activity Drives a Persistent Pain State Responsive to NaV1.8-directed Analgesics
Tyler S. Nelson, Aida Calderón‐Rivera, Heather N. Allen, Alaina L. Waters, Emanuel Loeza‐Alcocer, Jorge Baruch Pineda-Farías, Narges Pachenari, Santiago Loya‐López, Kimberly Gómez, Erick Josué Rodríguez-Palma, Paz Duran, Michael S. Gold, Rajesh Khanna
This study shows that transient myotonia can cause long-lasting pain by altering nociceptive processing and identifies NaV1.8 as a target for analgesics.
Journal of Clinical Investigation · Sep 8, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience