Abstract The current International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) definition of pain
as “An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential …

The upcoming 11th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and
Related Health Problems (ICD) of the World Health Organization (WHO) offers a unique …

This article describes a proposal for the new diagnosis of chronic primary pain (CPP) in ICD-
11. Chronic primary pain is chosen when pain has persisted for more than 3 months and is …

Chronic pain after tissue trauma is frequent and may have a lasting impact on the
functioning and quality of life of the affected person. Despite this, chronic postsurgical and …

Chronic pain is a major source of suffering. It interferes with daily functioning and often is
accompanied by distress. Yet, in the International Classification of Diseases, chronic pain …

Neuropathic pain is a frequent condition caused by a lesion or disease of the central or
peripheral somatosensory nervous system. A frequent cause of peripheral neuropathic pain …

Chronic musculoskeletal pain is defined as chronic pain arising from musculoskeletal
structures such as bones or joints. Although comprising the most prevalent set of chronic …

Worldwide, the prevalence of cancer is rising and so too is the number of patients who
survive their cancer for many years thanks to the therapeutic successes of modern oncology …

Effective prevention of chronic postoperative pain is an important clinical goal, informed by a
growing body of studies. Peri‐operative regional anaesthesia remains one of the most …

This article describes chronic secondary headache and chronic orofacial pain (OFP)
disorders with respect to the new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). The …