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Pain Symptom Profiles in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury
Pain Medicine, 10/14/09

Cruz–Almeida Y et al. – The exploratory factor analyses and regression analyses revealed three distinct symptom profiles: 1) aching, throbbing pain, aggravated by cold weather and constipation predicted by a combination of chance locus of control and lower levels of life satisfaction; 2) stabbing, penetrating, and constant pain of high intensity predicted by a combination of pain interference, localized pain, powerful others locus of control and depressed mood; and 3) burning, electric, and stinging pain aggravated by touch and muscle spasms predicted by pain interference. Although these results need to be replicated in other spinal cord injury samples, these findings suggest that pain symptom profiles may be a useful way to further characterize pain in a comprehensive assessment strategy.

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