Abbreviations

AIS ASIA Impairment Scale
BCM broad compression massage
BDI Beck Depression Inventory
BPI brief pain inventory
BTX botulinum toxin
CBT cognitive behavioural therapy
CDP central dysesthetic pain
CESD-SF Center of Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale – short form
CRT circuit resistance training
CSQ Coping Strategies Questionnaire
DAAC duration-adjusted average change
DREZ dorsal root entry zone
EEG electroencephalography
EMG electromyography
FIM Functional Independence Measure
GABA gamma-aminobutyric acid
GAD gabapentin amitripyline diphenhydramine
HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
ISCIP international Spinal Cord Injury Pain
ITB intrathecal baclofen
LCT light contact touch
MMPI Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
MPI Multidimensional Pain Inventory
MPQ McGill Pain Questionnaire
NMDA N-methyl D aspartate
NRS numeric rating scale
NSAIDS non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
PAD Zung pain and distress
PC performance corrected
PGIC patient global impression of change
PM pain medications
PMP pain management program
PQOL perceived quality of life
PSS perceived stress scale
QI energy flow
QOL quality of life
ROM range of motion
RPE rating of perceived exertion
SCI spinal cord injury
SF-36 Short Form – 36
SF-MPQ short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire
SHCS Stanford Hypnotic Clinical Scale
SPI Sternbach pain intensity
SRQ shoulder rating questionnaire
STAI State Trait Anxiety Inventory
TCA tricyclic antidepressants
TCES transcranial electrical stimulation
tDCS transcranial direct current stimulation
TENS transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
THC delta-9-tetra hydrocannabinol
TMS transcranial magnetic stimulation
VAS visual analogue scale
VNS verbal numeric score
WHYMPI West Haven Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory
WUFA wheelchair Users Functional Assessment
WUSPI wheelchair User’s Shoulder Pain Index
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