Association Between Nociplastic Pain and Pain Severity and Impact in Women With Chronic Pelvic Pain.

ABSTRACT: Exploring the relationship between nociplastic pain and the severity and impact of pelvic pain symptoms could lend insight into the heterogeneous symptom presentation and treatment response that complicates management of chronic pelvic pain. In this prospective cross-sectional study, we sought to evaluate relationships between degree of nociplastic pain, measured by the Fibromyalgia (FM) Survey Score, and multiple aspects of the chronic pelvic pain (CPP) experience, including severity, frequency, tenderness during pelvic myofascial exam, interference with daily life, and high-impact pain. The study included 303 women who presented to a tertiary referral clinic for chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis. Multiple measures of pelvic pain, including pain severity, frequency, interference, pelv

SUBMITTER: Till SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10511662 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature