title: Chronic Pain Management: An Overview of Taxonomy, Conditions Commonly Encountered, and Assessment.
abstract: Chronic pain has multiple mechanisms that result in pain amplification and maintenance, including central and peripheral sensitization and altered modulation of pain perception. Assessment of pain requires comprehensive assessment of symptoms and signs, suspected pain mechanisms, and the patient's biopsychosocial context. Multiple validated measures exist for the assessment of pain symptoms, pain-related disability, psychological impact of pain, and candidacy for opioid management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street Southeast, MMC 295, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. Electronic address: walkx001@umn.edu.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Walk
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poliak-Tunis
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement
keywords: Chronic pain; Mechanisms of pain; Pain assessment