Chronic pain is highly prevalent among older adults where it is associated with significant
suffering, disability, social isolation, and greater costs and burden to health care systems …

It has long been appreciated that individuals differ from each other in important ways. More
than 2000 years ago, Plato said:“No 2 persons are born exactly alike; but each differs from …

Low back pain (LBP) is one of the major disabling health conditions among older adults
aged 60 years or older. While most causes of LBP among older adults are non-specific and …

Demographic changes, with substantial increase in life expectancy, ask for solid knowledge
about how pain perception might be altered by aging. Although psychophysical studies on …

Chronic pain is highly prevalent in the ageing population. Individuals with neurological
disorders such as dementia are susceptible patient groups in which pain is frequently under …

The nationwide multicenter trials of the German Research Network on Neuropathic Pain
(DFNS) aim to characterize the somatosensory phenotype of patients with neuropathic pain …

Background: Chronic pain is a major issue affecting more than 50% of the older population
and up to 80% of nursing homes residents. Research on pain in the elderly focuses mainly …

With the shifting age demographics of the US population, more psychologists will be asked
to provide clinical services to older adults. Given the high prevalence of persistent pain in …

Literature suggests that pain perception diminishes in old age. The most recent review used
search strategies conducted over a decade ago and concluded that study findings were …

Sex, race/ethnic, and age differences in pain have been reported in clinical and
experimental research. Gender role expectations have partly explained the variability in sex …