We conducted a systematic literature search covering PD acquisition, conception of PDs, PD analysis, and PD visualization. The literature search yielded 435 potentially relevant papers, from which 53 methodological milestones were identified.

Sep 1, 2013 · We found varying levels of evidence that pain location and pain distribution can be measured reliably using the body pain diagram in patients with acute and chronic low back pain with or without radiculopathy.

Nov 1, 2004 · Pain drawings are an important way to document pain and to help the clinician to obtain a rapid overview of the patient's pain pattern. Pain drawings are frequently used by clinicians in pain assessment questionnaires to help diagnose a …

May 9, 2019 · This simple yet powerful tool captures essential aspects of the subjective pain experience, such as localization, intensity, and distribution of pain, and enables the extraction of meaningful information, such as pain area, widespreadness, and segmental pattern.

Pain pathways are complex, dynamic, sensory, cognitive, and behavioural systems that evolved to recognise, integrate, and coordinate a protective reaction to noxious stimuli, involving primitive spinal responses and the complex emotional responses humans consciously experience as …

This selective review discusses the psychobiological mediation of nociception and pain. Summarizing literature from physiology and neuroscience, first an overview of the neuroanatomic and neurochemical systems underpinning pain perception and ...

Pain drawings are an important way to document pain and to help the clinician to obtain a rapid overview of the patient's pain pattern. Pain drawings are frequently used by clinicians in pain assessment questionnaires to help diagnose a condition and to develop a treatment plan.

Sep 5, 2019 · This simple yet powerful tool captures essential aspects of the subjective pain experience, such as localization, intensity, and distribution of pain, and enables the extraction of meaningful information, such as pain area, widespreadness, and segmental pattern.

Aug 7, 2024 · We employed a novel quantitative approach to calculate four log-transformed geometric pain areas for each PDPD. We assessed six psychological constructs and seven physical health variables. Associations were modelled using multivariable linear regression.

Sep 8, 2021 · Chronic pain conditions present in various forms, yet all feature symptomatic impairments in physical, mental, and social domains. Rather than assessing symptoms as manifestations of illness, we used them to develop a chronic pain classification system.