Pain medication plays an important role in the treatment of acute and chronic pain
conditions, but some drugs, opioids in particular, have been overprescribed or prescribed …

Purpose Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is the commonest cause of neuropathy
worldwide, and its prevalence increases with the duration of diabetes. It affects …

Despite having been referenced in the literature for over a decade, the term “mixed pain”
has never been formally defined. The strict binary classification of pain as being either …

Neuropathic pain (NeP) can result from sources as varied as nerve compression,
channelopathies, autoimmune disease, and incision. By identifying the neurobiological …

Pain results from the activation of a subset of sensory neurones termed nociceptors and has
evolved as a “detect and protect” mechanism. However, lesion or disease in the sensory …

The nociceptive system adapts readily to the varying needs of a warning system for
maintenance of bodily integrity. It often decreases its sensitivity upon continuous …

Abstract Treatment of neuropathic pain remains inadequate despite the elucidation of
multiple pathophysiological mechanisms and the development of promising therapeutic …

The persistence of increased excitability and spontaneous activity in injured peripheral
neurons is imperative for the development and persistence of many forms of neuropathic …

Over the past few decades, substantial advances have been made in neuropathic pain
clinical research. An updated definition and classification have been agreed. Validated …

Quantitative sensory testing (QST) is a formal variant of a time-honoured clinical
examination technique in neurology, the sensory examination. Prototypical QST profiles …