Chronic nociplastic pain affecting the musculoskeletal system: clinical criteria and grading system

Eva Kosek^{1

2}, Daniel Clauw³, Jo Nijs^{4

5

6}, Ralf Baron⁷, Ian Gilron⁸, Richard E Harris³, Juan-Antonio Mico⁹, Andrew S C Rice¹⁰, Michele Sterling¹¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
² Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
⁴ Pain in Motion International Research Group, Department of Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy, Faculty of Physical Education & Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Ixelles, Belgium.
⁵ Chronic Pain Rehabilitation, Department of Physical Medicine and Physiotherapy, University Hospital Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
⁶ Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
⁷ Division of Neurological Pain Research and -therapy, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
⁸ Departments of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine and Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, Centre for Neuroscience Studies, and School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
⁹ Department of Neuroscience, Pharmacology & Psychiatry, Biomedical Research Center on Mental Health (CIBERSAM), University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain.
¹⁰ Pain Research, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.
¹¹ RECOVER Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Herston, Australia.

Eva Kosek et al. Pain. 2021.

. 2021 Nov 1;162(11):2629-2634.

doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002324.

Eva Kosek^{1

2}, Daniel Clauw³, Jo Nijs^{4

5

6}, Ralf Baron⁷, Ian Gilron⁸, Richard E Harris³, Juan-Antonio Mico⁹, Andrew S C Rice¹⁰, Michele Sterling¹¹

¹ Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
² Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
⁴ Pain in Motion International Research Group, Department of Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy, Faculty of Physical Education & Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Ixelles, Belgium.
⁵ Chronic Pain Rehabilitation, Department of Physical Medicine and Physiotherapy, University Hospital Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
⁶ Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
⁷ Division of Neurological Pain Research and -therapy, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
⁸ Departments of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine and Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, Centre for Neuroscience Studies, and School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
⁹ Department of Neuroscience, Pharmacology & Psychiatry, Biomedical Research Center on Mental Health (CIBERSAM), University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain.
¹⁰ Pain Research, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.
¹¹ RECOVER Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Herston, Australia.

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Comment in

Proposed clinical criteria for nociplastic pain in the musculoskeletal system are flawed.
Cohen ML. Cohen ML. Pain. 2022 Apr 1;163(4):e606-e607. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002505. Pain. 2022. PMID: 35302978 No abstract available.
Reply to Cohen.
Kosek E, Clauw D, Nijs J, Baron R, Gilron I, Harris RE, Mico JA, Rice ASC, Sterling M. Kosek E, et al. Pain. 2022 Apr 1;163(4):e607-e608. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002504. Pain. 2022. PMID: 35302979 No abstract available.
Taxonomy and pain clinic patients.
Russo MA, Visser E, North RB, Stanton-Hicks M, Georgius P, Volschenk W, Santarelli DM. Russo MA, et al. Pain. 2022 Aug 1;163(8):e964. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002671. Pain. 2022. PMID: 35838650 No abstract available.

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