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Pain avoidance in rheumatoid arthritis.

M Jahanshahi1, P Pitt, I Williams

  • 1Department of Clinical Neurology, National Hospital, London.

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
|January 1, 1989
PubMed
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Rheumatoid arthritis patients perceive novel pain as more intense than healthy individuals. This highlights the need for tailored pain management strategies, especially post-surgery, considering their heightened pain sensitivity.

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Area of Science:

  • Pain perception research
  • Rheumatology
  • Analgesic studies

Background:

  • Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting joints.
  • Understanding pain perception differences in RA patients is crucial for effective pain management.
  • Previous research indicates altered pain processing in chronic pain conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare cold pressor pain tolerance, avoidance, and intensity ratings between rheumatoid arthritis patients and pain-free controls.
  • To investigate the relationship between pain experience and chronicity in RA patients.
  • To explore potential differences in pain processing related to disease duration.

Main Methods:

  • Cold pressor test administered to 48 RA patients and 52 healthy controls.
  • Measurement of pain thresholds, tolerance duration, and rated pain intensity.
  • Analysis of pain correlates in relation to disease chronicity and pain qualities.

Main Results:

  • RA patients exhibited lower pain thresholds and shorter tolerance durations, though not statistically significant.
  • Significantly higher pain intensity ratings were reported by RA patients for the cold stimulus.
  • Pain tolerance/avoidance correlated differently with affective and sensory qualities in more vs. less chronic RA groups.

Conclusions:

  • Rheumatoid arthritis patients perceive novel pain stimuli as more intense.
  • Findings underscore the need for heightened attention to post-operative analgesic requirements in RA patients.
  • Pain chronicity appears to be a more significant factor than pain locus in shaping pain experience and behavior across chronic pain populations.

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