Sensitization symptoms are associated with psychological and cognitive variables in COVID-19 survivors exhibiting post-COVID pain.

César Fernández-de-Las-PeñasPaula Parás-BravoDiego J Ferrer-PargadaIgnacio Cancela-CillerueloJorge Rodríguez-JiménezJo NijsLars Arendt-NielsenManuel Herrero-Montes

Published in: Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain (2022)

This study found that psychological and cognitive variables were associated with the CSI score in previously hospitalized COVID-19 survivors with "de novo" post-COVID pain. Anxiety levels and the intensity of pain symptoms were independently associated with CSI score suggesting a significant overlap with psychological construct. The "de novo" post-COVID pain association with CSI may indicate changes in the pain processing important for managing the pain.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
coronavirus disease
sars cov
pain management
neuropathic pain
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
physical activity
high intensity