An often overlooked condition, central neuropathic pain ensues directly when any type of central nervous system (CNS) lesion causes the dysfunction of somatosensory CNS pathways. It occurs most often after a stroke or as sequelae of multiple sclerosis or spinal cord injury, explained James C. Watson, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, at the 2016 American Academy of Pain Medicine meeting. Central neuropathic pain is challenging to diagnose and treat.
“Of course, the Holy Grail of pain treatment would be to treat the affected site directly,” said Max M. Klein, PhD, Instructor of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, at the 2016 American Academy of Pain Medicine meeting.
Painful and expensive to manage, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are among the most common disorders found in veterans and active duty personnel. According to a recent report from researchers behind a cohort designed to shed more light on this patient population, >50% of all veterans receiving care from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) have been diagnosed with MSDs, and that the number is increasing annually.
In February 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a special report in the New England Journal of Medicine, alerting the medical community, including providers, policymakers, and drug manufacturers, about “the growing epidemic of opioid abuse, addiction, and overdose—an epidemic directly related to the increasingly widespread use of powerful opioid pain medications.”
In February 2016, the FDA published a special report in the New England Journal of Medicine, alerting the medical community, including providers, policymakers, and drug manufacturers about “the growing epidemic of opioid abuse, addiction, and overdose—an epidemic directly related to the increasingly widespread use of powerful opioid pain medications”.

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