Impaired Cognitive Empathy in Outpatients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Hang-Bin Zhang Hang Ou Dian-Huai Meng Qian Lu Lei Zhang Xi Lu Zhi-Fei Yin Chuan He Ying Shen

Published in: Neural plasticity (2021)

These results indicate that chronic MSK pain is associated with impaired empathy ability. Our studies contribute to offering a potential direction for developing psychosocial interventions to treat chronic MSK pain.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
physical activity
drug induced
risk factors
climate change
case control