Pain Characteristics and Their Relationship With Motor Dysfunction in Individuals With Parkinson Disease-A Cross-Sectional Study.

Danielle C de MattosNey A Meziat FilhoCarla A PedronLuiz F VasconcellosLeandro A C NogueiraLaura Alice Santos de Oliveira

Published in: Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain (2019)

Pain was weakly correlated with performance in general activities and with bradykinesia but was not correlated with the remaining classic motor PD symptoms, either gait or balance performance. Pain was a prevalent symptom in the present sample, and the individuals reported its interference with functionality.

Keyphrases

parkinson disease
chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
deep brain stimulation
oxidative stress
spinal cord
risk factors
spinal cord injury
postoperative pain
sleep quality
cerebral palsy