Pain in patients with spinal cord injury: An A to Z approach

Abstract

Spinal cord injury is a devastating occurence, an event that alters patients' lives and their families. Individuals with spinal cord injury often have chronic pain. The aim is to present a course with management measures that should be taken at the time of appearance of pain, acute, chronic or both, a multimodal management approach according to pathophysiology, taking into account that its treatment remains unsatisfactory. Also consider involving cognitive, emotional, and social issues for a comprehensive approach to patient with spinal cord injury.