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Measuring pain in the clinic.

R H Gracely1

  • 1National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Anesthesia Progress
|March 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Assessing chronic orofacial pain in adults is complex. This review highlights psychophysical methods to improve the reliability and validity of pain assessments.

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Area of Science:

  • Orofacial Pain Assessment
  • Clinical Pain Reporting
  • Pain Psychophysics

Background:

  • Subjective pain reporting is fundamental in clinical practice.
  • Assessing chronic orofacial pain presents unique challenges.
  • Existing methods may lack reliability and validity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review common methods for assessing subjective chronic orofacial pain.
  • To identify challenges in current pain assessment practices.
  • To emphasize novel psychophysical approaches for improved pain evaluation.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of pain assessment methodologies.
  • Analysis of issues in subjective pain reporting.
  • Focus on psychophysical techniques in orofacial pain.

Main Results:

  • Several complexities in pain assessment were identified.
  • Psychophysical methods offer enhanced analysis of pain and analgesia.
  • These methods can improve the dependability and accuracy of clinical pain data.

Conclusions:

  • The assessment of chronic orofacial pain requires careful consideration of methodology.
  • Psychophysical methods represent a promising advancement for objective pain measurement.
  • Implementing advanced techniques can lead to more reliable and valid clinical pain reports.

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