U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

Hurting Pain

MedGen UID:
768655
•Concept ID:
C3640015
•
Sign or Symptom

Definition

A sensation of discomfort or distress that is very unpleasant. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHurting Pain

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Transitioning from hurting to healing: self-management after distal radius fracture.
Stern BZ, Njelesani J, Howe TH
Disabil Rehabil 2022 Oct;44(21):6277-6286. Epub 2021 Aug 13 doi: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1962990. PMID: 34388959
Obesity Hurts: The Why and How of Integrating Weight Reduction With Chronic Pain Management.
Malfliet A, Quiroz Marnef A, Nijs J, Clarys P, Huybrechts I, Elma Ö, Tumkaya Yilmaz S, Deliens T
Phys Ther 2021 Nov 1;101(11) doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzab198. PMID: 34403478
Low back pain: diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
Indahl A
Scand J Rheumatol 2004;33(4):199-209. doi: 10.1080/03009740410006916. PMID: 15370713

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pediatric Trauma: What Hurts?
Perea LL, Echeverria Rosario K, Staman S, Fox N
Pediatr Emerg Care 2022 Feb 1;38(2):e943-e946. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002499. PMID: 34267158
Who is hurting? A prospective study of surgeon ergonomics.
Stewart C, Raoof M, Fong Y, Dellinger T, Warner S
Surg Endosc 2022 Jan;36(1):292-299. Epub 2021 Feb 1 doi: 10.1007/s00464-020-08274-0. PMID: 33523280
The downgrading of pain sufferers' credibility.
Tosas MR
Philos Ethics Humanit Med 2021 Oct 6;16(1):8. doi: 10.1186/s13010-021-00105-x. PMID: 34610826Free PMC Article
Psychological pain and depression: it's hard to speak when it hurts.
Richard-Devantoy S, Bertrand JA, Béziat S, Jaussent I, Cazals A, Ducasse D, Greenway KT, Guillaume S, Courtet P, Olié E
Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract 2021 Jun;25(2):180-186. Epub 2020 Dec 4 doi: 10.1080/13651501.2020.1836225. PMID: 33275047
It still hurts! Persistent pain and use of pain medication one year after injury.
Velmahos CS, Herrera-Escobar JP, Al Rafai SS, Chun Fat S, Kaafarani H, Nehra D, Kasotakis G, Salim A, Haider AH
Am J Surg 2019 Nov;218(5):864-868. Epub 2019 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.03.022. PMID: 30961892

Diagnosis

My tongue hurts.
Porter S, Escudier M, Fedele S
Br Dent J 2022 Oct;233(7):547-549. Epub 2022 Oct 14 doi: 10.1038/s41415-022-5026-8. PMID: 36241802Free PMC Article
Understanding Shoulder Pain: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis Exploring the Patient Experience.
Maxwell C, Robinson K, McCreesh K
Phys Ther 2021 Mar 3;101(3) doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzaa229. PMID: 33373455
'The side of my wrist hurts': De Quervain's tenosynovitis.
Allbrook V
Aust J Gen Pract 2019 Nov;48(11):753-756. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-07-19-5018. PMID: 31722458
Behavior during cluster headache.
Torelli P, Manzoni GC
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2005 Apr;9(2):113-9. doi: 10.1007/s11916-005-0048-x. PMID: 15745621
Low back pain: diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
Indahl A
Scand J Rheumatol 2004;33(4):199-209. doi: 10.1080/03009740410006916. PMID: 15370713

Therapy

I'm tired and it hurts! Sleep quality and acute pain response in a chronic pain population.
Woelk J, Goerlitz D, Wachholtz A
Sleep Med 2020 Mar;67:28-32. Epub 2019 Nov 15 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.10.017. PMID: 31884308Free PMC Article
'The side of my wrist hurts': De Quervain's tenosynovitis.
Allbrook V
Aust J Gen Pract 2019 Nov;48(11):753-756. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-07-19-5018. PMID: 31722458
It still hurts! Persistent pain and use of pain medication one year after injury.
Velmahos CS, Herrera-Escobar JP, Al Rafai SS, Chun Fat S, Kaafarani H, Nehra D, Kasotakis G, Salim A, Haider AH
Am J Surg 2019 Nov;218(5):864-868. Epub 2019 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.03.022. PMID: 30961892
Extracranial origin of headache.
Burstein R, Blake P, Schain A, Perry C
Curr Opin Neurol 2017 Jun;30(3):263-271. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000437. PMID: 28248698Free PMC Article
Peripheral analgesia: Hitting pain where it hurts.
McDougall JJ
Biochim Biophys Acta 2011 Apr;1812(4):459-67. Epub 2010 Dec 22 doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2010.12.011. PMID: 21185372

Prognosis

I'm tired and it hurts! Sleep quality and acute pain response in a chronic pain population.
Woelk J, Goerlitz D, Wachholtz A
Sleep Med 2020 Mar;67:28-32. Epub 2019 Nov 15 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.10.017. PMID: 31884308Free PMC Article
It still hurts! Persistent pain and use of pain medication one year after injury.
Velmahos CS, Herrera-Escobar JP, Al Rafai SS, Chun Fat S, Kaafarani H, Nehra D, Kasotakis G, Salim A, Haider AH
Am J Surg 2019 Nov;218(5):864-868. Epub 2019 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.03.022. PMID: 30961892
Economic Insecurity Increases Physical Pain.
Chou EY, Parmar BL, Galinsky AD
Psychol Sci 2016 Apr;27(4):443-54. Epub 2016 Feb 18 doi: 10.1177/0956797615625640. PMID: 26893293
Low back pain: diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
Indahl A
Scand J Rheumatol 2004;33(4):199-209. doi: 10.1080/03009740410006916. PMID: 15370713
The effect of pain on survival.
Staats PS
Anesthesiol Clin North Am 2003 Dec;21(4):825-33. doi: 10.1016/s0889-8537(03)00086-5. PMID: 14719723

Clinical prediction guides

Pediatric Trauma: What Hurts?
Perea LL, Echeverria Rosario K, Staman S, Fox N
Pediatr Emerg Care 2022 Feb 1;38(2):e943-e946. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002499. PMID: 34267158
Who is hurting? A prospective study of surgeon ergonomics.
Stewart C, Raoof M, Fong Y, Dellinger T, Warner S
Surg Endosc 2022 Jan;36(1):292-299. Epub 2021 Feb 1 doi: 10.1007/s00464-020-08274-0. PMID: 33523280
I'm tired and it hurts! Sleep quality and acute pain response in a chronic pain population.
Woelk J, Goerlitz D, Wachholtz A
Sleep Med 2020 Mar;67:28-32. Epub 2019 Nov 15 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.10.017. PMID: 31884308Free PMC Article
It still hurts! Persistent pain and use of pain medication one year after injury.
Velmahos CS, Herrera-Escobar JP, Al Rafai SS, Chun Fat S, Kaafarani H, Nehra D, Kasotakis G, Salim A, Haider AH
Am J Surg 2019 Nov;218(5):864-868. Epub 2019 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.03.022. PMID: 30961892
Assessment of pain: types, mechanism and treatment.
Swieboda P, Filip R, Prystupa A, Drozd M
Ann Agric Environ Med 2013;Spec no. 1:2-7. PMID: 25000833

Recent systematic reviews

It Hurts to Move! Intervention Effects and Assessment Methods for Movement-Evoked Pain in Patients With Musculoskeletal Pain: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.
Leemans L, Polli A, Nijs J, Wideman T, den Bandt H, Beckwée D
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2022 Jun;52(6):345-374. Epub 2022 Feb 5 doi: 10.2519/jospt.2022.10527. PMID: 35128943
When love hurts. A systematic review on the effects of surgical and pharmacological treatments for endometriosis on female sexual functioning.
Barbara G, Facchin F, Meschia M, Berlanda N, Frattaruolo MP, VercellinI P
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2017 Jun;96(6):668-687. Epub 2016 Nov 5 doi: 10.1111/aogs.13031. PMID: 27687240
Where it hurts: a systematic review of pain-location tools for children.
Hamill JK, Lyndon M, Liley A, Hill AG
Pain 2014 May;155(5):851-858. Epub 2013 Dec 4 doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.11.019. PMID: 24316444

Supplemental Content

Table of contents

    Practice guidelines

    • PubMed
      See practice and clinical guidelines in PubMed. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.
    • Bookshelf
      See practice and clinical guidelines in NCBI Bookshelf. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.

    Recent activity

    Clear Turn Off Turn On

    Your browsing activity is empty.

    Activity recording is turned off.

    Turn recording back on

    See more...