This dataset represents a 5 year longitudinal study of transition to chronic back pain. 70 patients with subacute back pain were tracked from 2-16 weeks after injury (interview visit) for approximately one year later, with a subset also returning for a follow up visit approximately 2-3 years after pain onset. MRI scans and behavioral data were collected across 4 visits (or 5 in the case of 2-3 year follow up). Genetic data was additionally collected at study entry. Subjects all had been pain free for one year prior to their subacute pain episode, had no history of psychiatric illness or depression, were right handed, and at least 18 years old. Over the course of the study a subset of patients showed improvements in pain while others did not, allowing for the study of the brain and behavioral processes associated with pain persistence from a very early time point. Healthy subjects and chronic back pain patients (pain duration > 5 years) are also included as controls. Generally speaking a complete dataset for a single subject involves behavioral and genetic data at an interview visit, imaging data and behavioral data collected 2 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and 2-3 years...
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OpenPain subacute_longitudinal_study is published on Viral AI.