title: Pain following spinal cord injury.
abstract: Pain is one of the most common, severe, and treatment-resistant complications that follows SCI. Recent years have seen a surge of research on methods for assessing and treating spinal cord injury pain. In this article, pain after SCI is reviewed in terms of nature, scope, assessment techniques, and treatment strategies.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Healthcare System, SCI/D Services (128NAT), 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108, USA. philip.ullrich@va.gov
authors.forename: Philip M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ullrich
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D059408:Pain Management; D011788:Quality of Life; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology