Disease burden in neuromuscular disease: the role of chronic pain

This article reviews the evidence showing that chronic pain is a significant problem for patients with neuromuscular disease (NMD). Future directions are discussed, including the need for studies addressing the degree to which chronic pain contributes to disease burden and how psychosocial factors i...

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Published in:	Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 719 - 729
Main Authors:	Carter, Gregory T, Miró, Jordi, Ted Abresch, R, El-Abassi, Rima, Jensen, Mark P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-08-2012
Subjects:	Chronic Pain - diagnosis Chronic Pain - etiology Chronic Pain - psychology Cost of Illness Humans Neuromuscular Diseases - complications Neuromuscular Diseases - psychology Pain Measurement Quality of Life - psychology
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Summary:	This article reviews the evidence showing that chronic pain is a significant problem for patients with neuromuscular disease (NMD). Future directions are discussed, including the need for studies addressing the degree to which chronic pain contributes to disease burden and how psychosocial factors influence the experience of pain and its impact. Better measurement tools for chronic pain, quality of life, and burden of disease are needed and could be used via NMD registries to address the knowledge gap in this area.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1
ISSN:	1558-1381
DOI:	10.1016/j.pmr.2012.06.004