Reply to Cohen

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 Cadiz, Cadiz, 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.

Comment

Eva Kosek et al. Pain. 2022.

. 2022 Apr 1;163(4):e607-e608.

doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002504.

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 Cadiz, Cadiz, 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 on

Chronic nociplastic pain affecting the musculoskeletal system: clinical criteria and grading system.
Kosek E, Clauw D, Nijs J, Baron R, Gilron I, Harris RE, Mico JA, Rice ASC, Sterling M. Kosek E, et al. Pain. 2021 Nov 1;162(11):2629-2634. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002324. Pain. 2021. PMID: 33974577 No abstract available.
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.

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