Neurorehabilitación

Pain and rehabilitation after spinal cord injury: the case of sensory 74.3K

Bengt H. Sjo¨lund
Abstract
Sixty percent of patients with posttraumatic para- or tetraplegia suffer from severe, continuous burning and/or lancinating pain. Multiple sclerosis produces pain in more than 30%. This pain can be as important as the absent mobility or sexual function as a cause of lowered quality of life. Two unique types of longstanding neuropathic pain can be recognized in persons with spinal cord injury.