European Journal of Pain di gennaio 2026
In questo numero:
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Reply to ‘Mirogabalin: Promising Evidence, Uncertain Access’
Rafael Batista João, Luísa Mendes Araújo, Jilly Octoria Tagore, André Batista João, Julyana Medeiros Dantas
The Unserved Majority: The Urgent Need to Address the Mild-Impact Chronic Pain Population, Flaminia Coluzzi
Standardising the Collection of Socio-Demographic Data in Pain Research (Open Access), Emma L. Karran, Aidan G. Cashin, Alessandro Chiarotto, Saurab Sharma, Trevor Barker, Mark A. Boyd, Lara J. Maxwell, Vina Mohabir, Jennifer Petkovic, Peter Tugwell, G. Lorimer Moseley
COMMENTARY
Commentary on “Phenotyping Chronic Pain and Neuropathic Pain in Population Studies” (Open Access), Fiona M. Blyth, Saman Khalatbari-Soltani
SHORT COMMUNICATION
The Total Pain in Ukraine Study: How Does War Affect Civilians With a History of Chronic Pain? An Observational Study, Iana Burmistr, Ruth Zaslansky, Dmytro Dmytriiev, Andreas Kopf
POSITION PAPER
Nociplastic Pain: Facts, Controversies and Future Tasks, Winfried Häuser, Eva Kosek
Human Foetuses Experience Pain: A Position Paper, Michelle Hamani, Daniel Ciampi de Andrade, Lisandra Stein Bernardes
REVIEW ARTICLE
Longitudinal Outcome Evaluations of Interdisciplinary Multimodal Pain Treatment Programs for Patients With Chronic Primary Musculoskeletal Pain: A Living Systematic Review (Open Access), Elise Cnockaert, Kirsty Musch, Stefan Elbers, Albère Köke, Jessica Van Oosterwijck, Ivan Huijnen, Rob Smeets
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP) Levels of Children and Adolescents With Migraine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies, Guoliang Zhu, Guifang Yan, Ying Luo, Juan Luo
Assessing the Impact of Interdisciplinary Multimodal Pain Treatment on Health-Related Quality of Life in Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (Open Access), Alistair Turvill, Frances Maratos, David Sheffield
A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis of Endogenous Opioid System Biomarkers in Patients With Chronic Axial Pain, Chronic Widespread Pain, and Fibromyalgia, Karin Due Bruun, Maria Charlotte Reiersoel Moerkeberg, Julie Roenne Pedersen, Daniel Broholm, Morten Rune Blichfeldt-Eckhardt, Lotte Abildgren
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Graded Motor Imagery (GRAMI Protocol) for Phantom Limb Pain: A Randomised Clinical Trial of Home-Based Intervention (Open Access), Sandra Rierola-Fochs, Marc Terradas-Monllor, Sergi Grau-Carrión, Mirari Ochandorena-Acha, Eduard Minobes-Molina, Jose Antonio Merchán-Baeza
Exploratory Pain Profiling With Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) in Episodic and Chronic Migraine (Open Access), Rein F. van Welie, Floor C. van Welie, Jennifer P. Trouerbach-Kraan, Albert Dahan, Monique van Velzen, Gisela M. Terwindt
Differential Operant Conditioning of Emotional-Motivational and Sensory-Discriminative Pain Responses (Open Access), Melissa L. Flury, Martin Löffler, Shaili Gour, Susanne Becker
Acute Postoperative Pain After Caesarean Section, Intensity and Management: A Cohort Multicentre Study, Carles Espinós Ramírez, Pere Castellví Obiols, David Martínez-Rodríguez, Mireia Raynard, Blanca Viscasillas Draper, Paula Masgoret, Cristina Rodríguez Cosmen, Laura Subirana Giménez, Maria Martinez García, Gerard Mestres, Martha Melo, Alexia Nebot Galindo, Natalia Montero Gaig, Virginia Sánchez-Migallón, David Valencia Royo, Núria Lara Pacheco Comino, Inés Bermejo Perez, Cristina Santos Farré, Lluís Toll Salillas, Arnau Alonso Gelabert, Marta Homs, Patricia Ribas, Claudia Teixell, Ana María Plaza Moral, Beatriz Tena, Adrián Fernández Castiñeira, Mireia Armengol Gay, Beatriz Fort Pelai, Carolina García Bartoló, Carolina Mestre Iniesta, Anna Peig Font, Paula Gil Esteller, Jean Louis Clave, Sandra Gasca Pera, Astrid Batalla, Virginia Raduá Giménez, Gisela Roca Amatria
Association Between Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index and Low Back Pain in American Adults: Evidence From a Large Population-Based Study, Chen Yuyang
Impacts of Experimental Knee Pain on Gait Biomechanics and Pain Sensitivity: A Randomised Crossover Trial of Young and Pain-Free Volunteers, Emma Hertel, Diego Martinez Echevarria, Morten Bilde Simonsen, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Michael Skipper Andersen, Kristian Kjær-Staal Petersen
Effects of Aging on Pain Tolerance: A Comparative Study of Heat Pain Thresholds and Tonic Heat and Cold Stimuli (Open Access), Julia Devanne, Louise Trocmet
Reliable Biomarkers of Descending Pain Inhibition: A Laser-Evoked Potential and Behavioural Study (Open Access), Dan Wang, Xiaohan Zhang, Shuqi Ye, Whitney Carter, Patrick Finan, Mark Quigg, Shayan Moosa, W. Jeffrey Elias, Chang-Chia Liu
Exploring the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Pressure Pain Tolerance in the General Population. The Tromsø Study 2015–2016
The Efficacy of Structured Exercise Program Versus Aerobic Exercise in Tension-Type Headache: A Randomised Clinical Trial, Kübra Ataş, Ebru Kaya Mutlu
Advancing the Prediction and Understanding of Placebo Responses in Chronic Back Pain Using Large Language Models (Open Access), Diogo A. P. Nunes, Dan Furrer, Sara Berger, Guillermo Cecchi, Joana Ferreira-Gomes, Fani Neto, David Martins de Matos, A. Vania Apkarian, Paulo Branco
Somatosensory Abnormalities, Dysesthesia and Central Neuropathic Pain in Youth With Cerebral Palsy, Michael Nørregaard Vinkel, Gija Rackauskaite, Mette Thorup, Andrea Truini, John Rosendahl Østergaard, Hatice Tankisi, Nanna Brix Finnerup
Prediction Model for Factors Associated With Long-Term Opioid Use Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Population-Based Study (Open Access), Pin-Hung Yeh, Shun-Fa Yang, Jing-Yang Huang, Chao-Bin Yeh
The Role of Catastrophizing in Enhancing Pain Interference and Depressive Symptoms in Endometriosis: A Longitudinal Examination (Open Access), Marta Spinoni, Cristian Di Gesto, Maria Grazia Porpora, Caterina Grano
Normative Values for Contact Heat and Cold Evoked Potentials, Yoshnee Foolchand, Avgustina Kuzminova, Marc-Henri Louis, Arthur Courtin, Patricia Dessart, André Mouraux, Samar M. Hatem
Associations Between Genetic Polymorphisms and Psychological Variables in Women With Fibromyalgia: A Cross-Sectional Study (Open Access), Víctor Riquelme-Aguado, María Elena González-Álvarez, Silvia Di-Bonaventura, Leonardo Rodríguez-Lagos, Alazne Zabarte del Campo, Francisco Gómez-Esquer, Gema Díaz-Gil, Antonio Gil-Crujera
Is Quality of Life in Older Adults With Non-Specific Low Back Pain Influenced by Pain or Disability? Longitudinal Data From the Back Complaints in the Elders Brazil Cohort, Angélica Maria França Paiva Tibúrcio, Daniel Steffens, Amanda Aparecida Oliveira Leopoldino, Elen Cristina da Mata, Juscelio Pereira da Silva, Juliana Magalhães Machado Barbosa, Isabela Paiva Tibúrcio, Leani Souza Máximo Pereira
White Matter Structure in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A High Angular Resolution and Fixel-Based Study, Audrey P. Wang, Michael Green, Peter Humburg, G. Lorimer Moseley, James McAuley, Caroline D. Rae
Emotion Regulation in Chronic Pain Is Impaired When Pain Is High: Results From a Large Ambulatory Assessment Study, Christina Mema, Julia A. Glombiewski, Christopher Milde, Ulrike Basten, Julia Karbach, Tanja Könen, Tanja Lischetzke, Lea Schemer
Reduced Descending Itch Inhibition in Peripheral Neuropathy Patients With Chronic Pruritus (Open Access), Jonas Eck, Stephan Bigalke, Martin Schmelz, Daniela Constanze Rosenberger, Bruno Pradier, Frank Rutsch, Claudia Sommer, Frank Birklein, Daniel Segelcke, Esther Pogatzki-Zahn
Musculoskeletal Pain, Insomnia and Health-Related Quality of Life: Associations in the Middle-Aged General Population (Open Access), Tuukka Korpela, Jaro Karppinen, Petteri Oura, Markus Paananen, Arnold Y. L. Wong, Ilona Merikanto, Eveliina Heikkala
Response to High-Dose Topical Capsaicin in Neuropathic Pain: Absence of Deep Pain as a Predictor of Analgesic Effect (Open Access), Manon Sendel, Lena Ehmke, Andreas Dunst, Jan Vollert, Henrike Bruckmüller, Sandra Brügge, Stefanie Rehm, Janne Gierthmühlen, Dilara Kersebaum, Ingolf Cascorbi, Ralf Baron, Julia Forstenpointne
Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pragmatic Study With a Waiting List Control Group (Open Access), P. van Wingerden, T. van Opstal
The Development of the Pain Threshold During a Long-Distance Run, Jens Frøjk Axel Dixen, Malene Ravn, Thorvaldur Skuli Palsson, Kristian Kjær-Staal Petersen, Morten Hoegh
Temporal Relationship Among Pain, Fear, and Motor Function After Total Knee Arthroplasty: An Exploratory Study, Masayuki Koga, Shintaro Fujii, Yuki Nishi, Koki Koyama, Akihisa Maeda, Kanako Fujikawa, Shu Morioka
Frozen Shoulder Is More Than Local Pain: Widespread Sensory Hyperalgesia or Hypoesthesia? (Open Access), Shiya Yu, Li Gou, Jielei Huang, Lisheng Wang, Baoyu Chen, Yuan Kang, Lin Yang
Outcome Assessment in Children and Adolescents With Chronic Pain: An International Clinical Practice Survey (Open Access), Jordi Miró, Elisabet Sánchez-Rodríguez, Mark P. Jensen, Christina Liossi, Susan M. Lord, Inese Gobina, Nathan Skidmore, Mary O'Keeffe, Susan M. Walker, Rocío de la Vega, Pablo Ingelmo, Helen Koechlin, Minna Ståhl, Jennifer Stinson, Rikard K. Wicksell, G. Allen Finley, Jesús Cebrecos, Liesbet Goubert, Francisco Reinoso-Barbero, Daniela C. Rosenberger, Esther M. Pogatzki-Zahn
Plasticity-Inducing Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Treating Neck Pain: A Blinded, Randomised Clinical Trial, Francisco J. Ortega, Maria José Giner, Laura Pérez-Cervera, Emilio Tomás, Raúl Valdesuso, Ismael Navarro, Miguel Delicado-Miralles, Enrique Velasco
