Considering Precision and Utility When we Talk About Pain.: Comment on Cohen et al

Graham L. Moseley; Neil Pearson; Victoria J.  Madden; Mark R.  Hutchinson; Martin  Dunbar; Anneke Beetsma; Hayley B.  Leake; Pete Moore; Laura Simons; Lauren Heathcote; Cormac Ryan; Carolyn Berryman; Amelia K. Mardon; Benedict M. Wand; Roland Reezigt

doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2022.05.010

Considering Precision and Utility When we Talk About Pain. Comment on Cohen et al

Graham L. Moseley (First author), Neil Pearson, Victoria J. Madden, Mark R. Hutchinson, Martin Dunbar, Anneke Beetsma, Hayley B. Leake, Pete Moore, Laura Simons, Lauren Heathcote, Cormac Ryan, Carolyn Berryman, Amelia K. Mardon, Benedict M. Wand, Roland Reezigt

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We applaud many of the sentiments put forward by Cohen et al in their critique of language and logic in pain medicine. 8 Pleas to avoid conflation between nociception and pain are not new - “The mislabelling of nociceptors as pain fibres was not an elegant simplification but a most unfortunate trivialisation of pain”29 ; “.. we don't actually have ‘pain receptors’, or ‘pain nerves’ or ‘pain pathways’ or ‘pain centres.’”4 We are among those who see such conflation as contrasting with contemporary understandings of ‘how pain works’ and undermining evidence-based treatment approaches.

Translated title of the contribution	not applicable: not applicable
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	178-181
Number of pages	4
Journal	The Journal of Pain
Volume	24
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2022.05.010
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2023

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talking

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Moseley, G. L., Pearson, N., Madden, V. J., Hutchinson, M. R., Dunbar, M., Beetsma, A., Leake, H. B., Moore, P., Simons, L., Heathcote, L., Ryan, C., Berryman, C., Mardon, A. K., Wand, B. M., & Reezigt, R. (2023). Considering Precision and Utility When we Talk About Pain. Comment on Cohen et al. The Journal of Pain, 24(1), 178-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2022.05.010

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