title: Biopsychosocial perspective on a mechanisms-based approach to assessment and treatment of pain following spinal cord injury.
abstract: This article applies a biopsychosocial perspective to a mechanisms-based approach to the assessment and treatment of the heterogeneous and persistent pain conditions associated with spinal cord injury (SCI). This article presents an overview of the types of pains experienced after SCI and some of the research on the mechanisms, diagnostic issues, and psychosocial factors relevant for the development of treatments targeting specific underlying mechanisms of pain. This review also discusses several diagnostic challenges of determining the underlying causes of pain in each individual patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Miami Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA. ewiderstrom-noga@miami.edu
authors.forename: Eva G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Widerström-Noga
authors.forename: Nanna B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Finnerup
authors.forename: Philip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Siddall
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000818:Animals; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications*