Do we need a third mechanistic descriptor for chronic pain states?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm Spine Center, Stockholm, Sweden.
² St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW Australia, Sydney, Australia.
³ Division of Neurological Pain Research and Therapy, Department of Neurology, Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
⁴ Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Pain Research, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
⁵ Department of Neuroscience, CIBER of Mental Health, CIBERSAM, University of Cadiz, Cadiz, Spain.
⁶ Department of Surgery and Cancer, Pain Research, Imperial College, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Campus, London, United Kingdom.
⁷ Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
⁸ Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.

Review

Eva Kosek et al. Pain. 2016 Jul.

. 2016 Jul;157(7):1382-1386.

doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000507.

¹ Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm Spine Center, Stockholm, Sweden.
² St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW Australia, Sydney, Australia.
³ Division of Neurological Pain Research and Therapy, Department of Neurology, Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
⁴ Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Pain Research, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
⁵ Department of Neuroscience, CIBER of Mental Health, CIBERSAM, University of Cadiz, Cadiz, Spain.
⁶ Department of Surgery and Cancer, Pain Research, Imperial College, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Campus, London, United Kingdom.
⁷ Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
⁸ Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.

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Comment in

We agree with the need for a new term but disagree with the proposed terms.
Brummett C, Clauw D, Harris R, Harte S, Hassett A, Williams D. Brummett C, et al. Pain. 2016 Dec;157(12):2876. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000717. Pain. 2016. PMID: 27841842 No abstract available.
We do not need a third mechanistic descriptor for chronic pain states! Not yet.
Granan LP. Granan LP. Pain. 2017 Jan;158(1):179. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000735. Pain. 2017. PMID: 27984528 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Support for extended classification of pain states.
Moloney N, Rabey M, Nijs J, Hush J, Slater H. Moloney N, et al. Pain. 2017 Jul;158(7):1395. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000882. Pain. 2017. PMID: 28622275 No abstract available.
Reply.
Kosek E, Cohen M, Baron R, Mico JA, Rice ASC. Kosek E, et al. Pain. 2017 Jul;158(7):1396. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000883. Pain. 2017. PMID: 28622276 No abstract available.

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