Open AccessToward Understanding Movement-evoked Pain (MEP) and its Measurement
Author(s) -
Dottington Fullwood,
Sydney Means,
Ericka N. Merriwether,
Ruth Chimenti,
Simar Ahluwalia,
Staja Q. Booker
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the clinical journal of pain/the clinical journal of pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.109
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1536-5409
pISSN - 0749-8047
DOI - 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000891
Subject(s) - chronic pain , medicine , terminology , population , medline , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , provocation test , psychology , alternative medicine , pathology , linguistics , philosophy , environmental health , political science , law
Individuals with chronic pain conditions often report movement as exacerbating pain. An increasing number of researchers and clinicians have recognized the importance of measuring and distinguishing between movement-evoked pain (MEP) and pain at rest as an outcome. This scoping review maps the literature and describes MEP measurement techniques.