ArticleSpinal cord2016
Pain, spasticity and quality of life in individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury in Denmark.
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- Participant perspectives on a multimodal program for neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Spinal Cord Stimulation for Pain Management Following Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
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- The Soleus H-Reflex as a Biomarker of Post-Injury Spasticity in Spinal Cord Injury: A Conceptual Pilot Study.NeuroRehabilitation · 2025Article
- Impact of work and environmental factors on quality of life in community-dwelling spinal cord injury individuals in South Korea using latent profile analysis.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Article
- Predicting chronic pain two years following a spinal cord injury: Longitudinal study on the reciprocal role of acute pain and PTSD symptoms.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Article
- Association of Hallucinogen Use With Psychosocial Outcomes: Secondary Analysis of the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Database.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2025Article
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Abstract
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designCross-sectional survey.
objectivesTo estimate the prevalence, predictors and impact of self-reported pain and spasticity and examine variables affecting quality of life in individuals with a traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).
settingNationwide, Denmark.
methodsAn anonymous questionnaire was sent out to individuals with a traumatic SCI. The questionnaire included questions about demographics and SCI characteristics, pain, spasticity and quality of life.
resultsIn total, 537 questionnaires were completed. Seventy-three percent reported chronic pain of which 60% used descriptors suggestive of neuropathic pain. The average pain intensity and interference were 5.6 (s.d. 2.3) and 5.0 (s.d. 2.8), respectively, on a 0-10 numeric rating scale (NRS), and 28.1% reported severe pain. Seventy-one percent reported spasticity. Average interference of spasticity was 2.9 (s.d. 2.7). Quality of life scores were 6.5 (s.d. 2.5) for life and life situation, 5.5 (s.d. 2.6) for physical health and 6.7 (s.d. 2.6) for mental health on the NRS (0-10). Female gender was associated with lower mental health scores and tetraplegia with lower physical health scores, and high pain interference and shorter time since injury were associated with lower quality-of-life scores for all three parameters. Pain with descriptors suggestive of neuropathic pain was associated with lower quality-of-life scores than pain without such descriptors.
conclusionChronic pain and spasticity are common problems after SCI, and in particular, high pain interference is associated with lower quality of life.
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