 Chronic Pain
"Chronic Pain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Aching sensation that persists for more than a few months. It may or may not be associated with trauma or disease, and may persist after the initial injury has healed. Its localization, character, and timing are more vague than with acute pain.
| Descriptor ID |
D059350
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.592.612.274
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| Concept/Terms |
Chronic Pain- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Pains
- Pains, Chronic
- Pain, Chronic
Widespread Chronic Pain- Widespread Chronic Pain
- Chronic Pain, Widespread
- Chronic Pains, Widespread
- Pain, Widespread Chronic
- Pains, Widespread Chronic
- Widespread Chronic Pains
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| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2012 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 2013 | 8 | 2 | 10 | | 2014 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2015 | 8 | 2 | 10 | | 2016 | 18 | 2 | 20 | | 2017 | 13 | 2 | 15 | | 2018 | 12 | 4 | 16 | | 2019 | 17 | 6 | 23 | | 2020 | 11 | 2 | 13 | | 2021 | 15 | 0 | 15 | | 2022 | 14 | 0 | 14 | | 2023 | 16 | 0 | 16 | | 2024 | 19 | 1 | 20 | | 2025 | 21 | 0 | 21 | | 2026 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chronic Pain" by people in Profiles.
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Bright U, Beck S, Levey DF, Deak JD, Gaziano JM, Stein MB, Gelernter J. The genetics of fibromyalgia and its relationships to psychiatric and medical traits. Nat Commun. 2026 Jul 28; 17(1).
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Schwab F, Patel KV, Mekhail N, Langhorst M, Heros RD, Gentile J, Costandi S, Moore G, Gilmore C, Manion S, Chakravarthy K, Meyer SC, Bundy JV, Tate JL, Sanders R, Vaid S, Szentirmai O, Goree J, Patel VV, Lehmen J, Desai MJ, Pope JE, Giuffrida A, Hayek S, Virk SS, Paicius R, Klemme WR, Gilligan C. Restorative neurostimulation outcomes for mechanical chronic low back pain: delayed-start crossover from optimal medical management and 2-year treatment longitudinal analyses from the RESTORE randomized controlled trial. Spine J. 2026 Nov; 26(11):2118-2133.
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Fundaun J, Falasinnu T, Pfyffer D, Dildine TC, Kolski M, Heinemann AW, Tharin S, Smith AC, Dirlikov B, Mackey S, Crew J, Weber KA. Applying an intersectional framework to characterize chronic pain disparities one year following traumatic spinal cord injury. J Pain. 2026 Oct; 47:106371.
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Cook CE, O'Halloran B, Clewley D, Keefe F, McDevitt A. Specific and shared mechanisms associated with treatment for chronic neck pain: the SS-MECH mechanistic clinical trial. Pain Manag. 2026 Sep; 16(9):1009-1017.
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Kenney RR, Gunzburger E, Herbert D, Bauer KL, Frank JW. Chronic Pain in Community: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Vet-to-Vet Program. J Rural Health. 2026 Jun; 42(3):e70217.
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Froehlich JW, Lee T, Logvinenko T, Das B, van Bokhoven A, Moses MA, Lee RS. Urine Proteins Stratify Patient Symptom Severity Phenotypes in Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain Research Network Study. Urology. 2026 Jul; 213:72-76.
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Wynia Z, Gasienica J, Amondson R, Heil J, Nolan C, Cox L, Truesdell V, Frank JW, Ashar YK. Group-format pain reprocessing therapy in veterans with chronic back/neck pain: A pilot study with mixed methods evaluation. J Pain. 2026 Aug; 45:106322.
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Gannotti ME, Kohns DJ, Noritz GH, Wyeth DO, Lucas EJ, Bates EB, Azizi H, Sarmiento CA, Thorpe DE, Nichols SA, Kreschmer JM, Koller SL, Schuh LY, Boyer ER, Schmidt MM, Krach LE, Pleasant K, Chin EM, Hurvitz EA, Bailes AF. First steps toward pain classification among adults with cerebral palsy: A modified Delphi study. Disabil Health J. 2026 Oct; 19(4):102080.
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Cook CE, O'Halloran B, Clewley D, Keefe F, Green C, McDevitt A. Specific and shared mechanisms mediating pain intensity and functional outcomes in chronic neck pain. Pain Manag. 2026 Jul; 16(7):799-808.
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Yarlagadda S, Huang L, Dharanipragada D, Younan M, Arshad A, Paniagua-Perez D, Rech MA, Raval MV, Balbale SN. High-Dose Opioid Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Chronic Digestive Disorders. Dig Dis Sci. 2026 Aug; 71(8):3641-3647.
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