Chronic musculoskeletal pain is pain that persists for more than three months and arises from the muscles, bones, joints, tendons, or ligaments. Unlike acute pain, which serves as a short-term warning of tissue injury, chronic musculoskeletal pain outlasts the expected period of healing and is influenced by peripher…
Chronic musculoskeletal pain is pain that persists for more than three months and arises from the muscles, bones, joints, tendons, or ligaments. Unlike acute pain, which serves as a short-term warning of tissue injury, chronic musculoskeletal pain outlasts the expected period of healing and is influenced by peripheral, central, and psychosocial factors. Common contributors include osteoarthritis, low back and neck disorders, fibromyalgia, and inflammatory conditions, and the experience often affects mobility, sleep, mood, and overall quality of life. Management is typically multimodal, combining physical activity and rehabilitation, pharmacological agents, interventional procedures, and psychological approaches that address how pain is processed and perceived. Skeletal Muscle, the OpenAccessPub journal hosting this page, publishes peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to muscle and musculoskeletal disorders. Work appearing in related OpenAccessPub journals has examined targeted treatment of chronic mixed low back pain using a high-dose capsaicin 8% patch, reflecting interest in localized analgesic strategies for persistent musculoskeletal pain. This page gathers open-access scholarship relevant to the mechanisms, assessment, and treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain, supporting clinicians and researchers seeking evidence on long-term pain affecting the musculoskeletal system.
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