Pain Management

Sympathectomy

Sympathectomy is not recommended for pain following SCI (Nashold 1991). As mentioned previously, sympathetic blockade and sympathectomy have reportedly failed to relieve the central pain of SCI (Friedman & Nashold 1986; Melzack & Loeser 1978; White 1969).

Related Downloads

Pain Module With Tables
Executive Summary
SCIRE Community: Acupuncture
SCIRE Community: Cannabis and Cannabinoids
SCIRE Community: Pain After SCI

Outcome Measures

Brief Pain Inventory (BPI)
Classification System for Chronic Pain in SCI
Donovan SCI Pain Classification System
Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI) – SCI Version
Multidimensional Pain Readiness to Change Questionnaire (MPRCQ2)
Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST)
Tunk’s Classification Scheme

Related Toolkits

Outcome Measures
Pain Assessment