Pain Widespreadedness, and Not Primary Pain Location, is Associated With Comorbid Symptoms in Children With Chronic Pain.

Source: Clin J Pain 2023 Jan 01; 39(1). doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000001083Authors: Foxen-Craft E, Bourchtein E, Kaplan C, Clauw DJ, Scott E

Pediatric chronic pain represents heterogeneous diagnoses; often, primary pain location informs research classifications and treatment. In contrast, recent research has highlighted the role of widespread pain and this perspective has been adopted in assessments in specialty pediatric pain clinics. The lack of direct comparison between these 2 methods of categorizing pediatric chronic pain may hinder the adoption of evidence-based practices across the spectrum of care. Therefore, this study aimed to compare whether primary pain location or pain widespreadedness is more informative for pain-related symptoms in pediatric chronic pain.

Pubmed ID: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36524767?dopt=Abstract