Association of Pain Centralization and Patient-Reported Pain in Active Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Andrew C HeislerJing SongDorothy D DunlopAlyssa WohlfahrtClifton O BinghamMarcy B BolsterDaniel J ClauwWendy MarderKristine PhillipsTuhina NeogiYvonne C Lee

Published in: Arthritis care & research (2020)

Pain centralization, manifested by low PPTs and high TS, was associated with more intense pain. Clinicians should consider pain centralization as a contributor to pain intensity, independent of inflammation.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
rheumatoid arthritis
patient reported
spinal cord
disease activity
ankylosing spondylitis
systemic sclerosis