Study Finds That Pain Distribution Could Influence Patient Outcomes
A new study has found that reporting pain distribution on a map can help classify patients into subgroups that are linked to differences in pain impact, pain quality, pain intensity and clinically relevant outcomes. The study’s findings were published in the “Plos One” journal. Normally, the distribution of chronic pain across an individual’s body is used together with other symptoms and signs to diagnose and treat patients. Recent research on fibromyalgia shows that pain syndromes that are typically viewed as separate entities may share relevant features, particularly regarding the influence of the distribution of pain on outcomes. For their study,…