The International Association for the Study of Pain definition of pain: as valid in 2018 as in 1979, but in need of regularly updated footnotes

doi:10.1097/PR9.0000000000000643

. 2018 Mar 5;3(2):e643.

doi: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000643. eCollection 2018 Mar.

The International Association for the Study of Pain definition of pain: as valid in 2018 as in 1979, but in need of regularly updated footnotes

Rolf-Detlef Treede¹

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PMID: 29756089
PMCID: PMC5902252
DOI: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000643

The International Association for the Study of Pain definition of pain: as valid in 2018 as in 1979, but in need of regularly updated footnotes

Rolf-Detlef Treede. Pain Rep. 2018.

. 2018 Mar 5;3(2):e643.

doi: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000643. eCollection 2018 Mar.

Author

Rolf-Detlef Treede¹

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¹ Department of Neurophysiology, Center for Biomedicine and Medical Technology Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.

PMID: 29756089
PMCID: PMC5902252
DOI: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000643

Abstract

Milton Cohen, John Quintner, and Simon van Rysewyk proposed a revision of the IASP definition of pain of 1979. This commentary summarizes, why this proposal is useful for guiding assessment of pain, but not its definition.

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1. Davis KD, Flor H, Greely HT, Iannetti GD, Mackey S, Ploner M, Pustilnik A, Tracey I, Treede RD, Wager TD. Brain imaging tests for chronic pain: medical, legal and ethical issues and recommendations. Nat Rev Neurol 2017;13:624–38. - PubMed
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[1] Cohen M, Quintner J, van Rysewyk S. Reconsidering the IASP definition of pain. PAIN Reports 2018. DOI: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000634. - PMC - PubMed

[2] Cohen M, Quintner J, van Rysewyk S. Reconsidering the IASP definition of pain. PAIN Reports 2018. DOI: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000634. - PMC - PubMed

[3] Davis KD, Flor H, Greely HT, Iannetti GD, Mackey S, Ploner M, Pustilnik A, Tracey I, Treede RD, Wager TD. Brain imaging tests for chronic pain: medical, legal and ethical issues and recommendations. Nat Rev Neurol 2017;13:624–38. - PubMed

[4] Davis KD, Flor H, Greely HT, Iannetti GD, Mackey S, Ploner M, Pustilnik A, Tracey I, Treede RD, Wager TD. Brain imaging tests for chronic pain: medical, legal and ethical issues and recommendations. Nat Rev Neurol 2017;13:624–38. - PubMed

[5] Kosek E, Cohen M, Baron R, Gebhart GF, Mico JA, Rice AS, Rief W, Sluka AK. Do we need a third mechanistic descriptor for chronic pain states? PAIN 2016;157:1382–6. - PubMed

[6] Kosek E, Cohen M, Baron R, Gebhart GF, Mico JA, Rice AS, Rief W, Sluka AK. Do we need a third mechanistic descriptor for chronic pain states? PAIN 2016;157:1382–6. - PubMed

[7] Loeser JD, Treede RD. The Kyoto protocol of IASP basic pain terminology. PAIN 2008;137:473–7. - PubMed

[8] Loeser JD, Treede RD. The Kyoto protocol of IASP basic pain terminology. PAIN 2008;137:473–7. - PubMed

[9] Melzack R, Torgerson WS. On the language of pain. Anesthesiology 1971;34:50–9. - PubMed

[10] Melzack R, Torgerson WS. On the language of pain. Anesthesiology 1971;34:50–9. - PubMed

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The International Association for the Study of Pain definition of pain: as valid in 2018 as in 1979, but in need of regularly updated footnotes

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