Pain sensitivity and analgesic use among 10,486 adults: the Tromsø study.

Per-Jostein SamuelsenChristopher Sivert NielsenTom WilsgaardAudun StubhaugKristian SvendsenAnne Elise Eggen

Published in: BMC pharmacology & toxicology (2017)

Increased pain sensitivity was associated with analgesic use in general, and reduced pain tolerance was found for both opioid and non-opioid analgesic users. The data suggest that hyperalgesia is an effect of analgesics, whereas pain tolerance has little impact on future analgesic use.

Keyphrases

neuropathic pain
chronic pain
pain management
spinal cord
spinal cord injury
anti inflammatory
postoperative pain
electronic health record