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Chronic Neuropathic Pain in Spinal Cord Injury: The Patient's Perspective
Author(s) -
Penelope Henwood,
Jacqueline A. Ellis
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
pain research and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1918-1523
pISSN - 1203-6765
DOI - 10.1155/2004/863062
Subject(s) - psychosocial , chronic pain , neuropathic pain , spinal cord injury , coping (psychology) , pain catastrophizing , medicine , distress , cognition , social support , clinical psychology , physical therapy , psychology , psychiatry , psychotherapist , spinal cord , anesthesia
Chronic neuropathic pain (CNP) in spinal cord injury (SCI) is recognized as severely compromising, in both adjustment after injury and quality of life. Studies indicate that chronic pain in SCI is associated with great emotional distress over and above that of the injury itself. Currently, little is known about the SCI patient's perception of the impact of living with chronic neuropathic pain.

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