Predictors for severe persisting pain in rheumatoid arthritis are associated with pain origin and appraisal of pain.

Christoph BaerwaldEdgar StemmlerSixten GnüchtelKatharina JerominBjörn FritzMichael BernateckDaniela AdolfPeter C TaylorRalf Baron

Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2024)

Persisting and non-nociceptive pain occur frequently in RA. Besides the potential involvement of NeP, pain catastrophising and a higher number of tender joints coincide with persisting pain.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
neuropathic pain
pain management
rheumatoid arthritis
spinal cord injury
climate change
early onset
systemic sclerosis
human health