Pain Intensity, Pain Interference and Characteristics of Spinal Cord Injury

Overview

Journal Spinal Cord

Specialty Neurology

Date 2008 Feb 20

PMID 18283293

Citations 20

Authors

P M Ullrich

M P Jensen

J D Loeser

D D Cardenas

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Abstract

Study Design: Postal survey.

Objectives: To examine if the intensity of pain in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) varied as a function of pain site, and to identify the patient and SCI characteristics associated with pain location, pain intensity and pain interference in a sample of persons with SCI.

Setting: Community sample, United States.

Methods: A postal survey including measures of pain intensity, pain interference, other pain, demographic and medical characteristics was completed by 238 adults with SCI.

Results: Average pain intensity was moderate and pain was common across the body. Demographic and medical variables, including SCI level, were generally not associated with pain prevalence, intensity and interference. However, persons with higher level injuries were more likely to report upper extremity pain than persons with paraplegic injuries. The lower body was the location of the highest pain ratings.

Conclusion: Persons with SCI tend to experience high pain intensity over multiple body locations. Lower body pain was as common as upper extremity pain, but tended to be more intense.

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