Open AccessHow Well Do Current Laboratory Biomarkers Inform Clinical Decision-Making in Chronic Pain Management?
Author(s) -
Jonathan M Hagedorn,
Joshua Gunn,
Ryan Budwany,
Ryan S D’Souza,
Krishnan Chakravarthy,
Timothy R Deer
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s311974
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic pain , pain management , intensive care medicine , clinical decision making , current (fluid) , physical therapy , electrical engineering , engineering
Decision-making in chronic pain patients involves a combination of subjective and objective criteria, including patient history, physical examination, imaging, and patient response to prior treatments, clinical experience, probabilities, and recognition of patterns. However, there is a distinct lack of objective laboratory biomarkers in use in routine clinical care. The objective was to review the literature to identify and describe specific biomarkers in chronic pain management.