Donovan SCI Pain Classification System Interpretability Table

Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/18/2010 - 12:29

Pain Type	Time of Onset Post Injury	Character	Duration	Aggravating factors	Diminishing factors	Possible causative factors
Segmental nerve Cauda Equina	Days to weeks	Burning Stabbing	Seconds	Rest	Activity	Slow fibre conduction from skin
Spinal Cord	Weeks to months	Tingling Numbness	Constant	Activity	Rest	All fibre conduction within cord
Visceral	Weeks to months	Burning	Constant	Variable	Variable	Slow fibre conduction from viscera
Mechanical	Weeks to months	Dull Aching	Variable	Activity	Rest	Slow fibre conduction from muscles or ligaments
Psychic	Variable	Variable	Variable	Variable	Variable	Preoccupation with unpleasant environmental stimuli