Pain sensitivity at the site of affected joints is closely related to joint pathology in people with hemophilia, according to a study in the journal PAIN.
Recurrent joint bleeding in people with hemophilia often progresses to full hemophilic arthropathy accompanied by chronic pain, researchers said. They said this was the first study to assess pain thresholds in the hemophilia population.
The study showed increased pain sensitivity was related to the severity of clinical joint pathology. Patients with hemophilia also appeared to have good coping strategies despite the chronic nature of their complaints.
Read the PAIN report on pain severity.
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