What it is
Features suggesting altered pain processing when tissue or nerve damage does not fully explain the presentation. This describes a clinical mechanism, not a label based on pain intensity alone.
Typical clinical symptoms
- Widespread pain or pain that changes location
- Sensitivity to touch, pressure or multiple stimuli
- Symptoms influenced by sleep, fatigue, stress and load
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Scientific literature
External publications selected for this topic. Their scope may cover a specific condition, population or intervention within this topic; they do not constitute an individual treatment plan.
Chronic nociplastic pain affecting the musculoskeletal system: clinical criteria and grading system.
Scientific article · 2021
Persistent Pain
When is medical reassessment needed?
New or progressive pain with fever, unexplained weight loss, a history of cancer, fracture risk after trauma, neurological weakness, saddle numbness, bladder or bowel change, or loss of balance requires prompt or emergency assessment according to the symptoms.
Descriptions are for orientation. Diagnosis follows history, clinical examination and, only when indicated, imaging or laboratory tests.
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