Current Perspective in Mixed Pain

Authors

  • María del Rocío Guillén-Núñez Anesthesiologist; Pain Management, Interventional Pain Management & Palliative Care, attending physician at Pain Clinic, National Cancer Institute, Mexico; General Director of Clínica Alive "Vive sin Dolor"; Mexico https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8293-8286
  • Angel Manuel Juárez-Lemus Anesthesiologist; Pain Management, Interventional Pain Management & Palliative Care, at Pain Clinic, National Cancer Institute, Mexico; Medical Director of Clínica Alive "Vive sin Dolor"; Mexico https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6075-9815
  • Berenice Carolina Hernández-Porras Anesthesiologist; Oncologic Anesthesiology, Pain Management & Interventional Pain Management, attending physician at Pain Clinic, National Cancer Institute, Mexico; Pain management specialist at ABC Medical Center
  • Daniela Hernández-Rodríguez Anesthesiologist & Pain Management; Fellow in Interventional Pain Management at Pain Clinic, National Cancer Institute, Mexico https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0851-7070

Abstract

Pain is one of the 10 leading causes of medical consultation worldwide and is the alarm symptom of the organism in situations that threaten its integrity, however, when it becomes chronic, it loses its protective capacity and becomes, in many cases, the disease itself.

According to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) pain is classified as nociceptive, neuropathic and nociplastic. Mixed pain has been described years ago due to the coexistence of different types of pain.

We can conclude that we do not have a screening tool and/or treatment algorithm for mixed pain, so it is preferable that pain management begins with a rigorous assessment, using the latest available tools, followed by individualized evidence-based treatment with multimodal therapy when appropriate.

Keywords: nociceptive pain, neuropathic pain, mixed pain.

Keywords:

nociceptive pain, neuropathic pain, mixed pain

DOI

https://doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v14i3.6451

Author Biographies

María del Rocío Guillén-Núñez, Anesthesiologist; Pain Management, Interventional Pain Management & Palliative Care, attending physician at Pain Clinic, National Cancer Institute, Mexico; General Director of Clínica Alive "Vive sin Dolor"; Mexico

Anesthesiologist; Pain Management, Interventional Pain Management & Palliative Care, attending physician at Pain Clinic, National Cancer Institute, Mexico; General Director of Clínica Alive "Vive sin Dolor"; Mexico

Angel Manuel Juárez-Lemus, Anesthesiologist; Pain Management, Interventional Pain Management & Palliative Care, at Pain Clinic, National Cancer Institute, Mexico; Medical Director of Clínica Alive "Vive sin Dolor"; Mexico

Anesthesiologist; Pain Management, Interventional Pain Management & Palliative Care, at Pain Clinic, National Cancer Institute, Mexico; Medical Director of Clínica Alive "Vive sin Dolor"; Mexico

Berenice Carolina Hernández-Porras, Anesthesiologist; Oncologic Anesthesiology, Pain Management & Interventional Pain Management, attending physician at Pain Clinic, National Cancer Institute, Mexico; Pain management specialist at ABC Medical Center

Anesthesiologist; Oncologic Anesthesiology, Pain Management & Interventional Pain Management, attending physician at Pain Clinic, National Cancer Institute, Mexico; Pain management specialist at ABC Medical Center

Daniela Hernández-Rodríguez, Anesthesiologist & Pain Management; Fellow in Interventional Pain Management at Pain Clinic, National Cancer Institute, Mexico

Anesthesiologist & Pain Management; Fellow in Interventional Pain Management at Pain Clinic, National Cancer Institute, Mexico

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Guillén-Núñez M del R, Juárez-Lemus AM, Hernández-Porras BC, Hernández-Rodríguez D. Current Perspective in Mixed Pain. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2024 Mar. 15 [cited 2026 Jan. 21];14(3):170-3. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/6451

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Vol. 14 No. 3 (2024): Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2024

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Guillén-Núñez M del R, Juárez-Lemus AM, Hernández-Porras BC, Hernández-Rodríguez D. Current Perspective in Mixed Pain. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2024 Mar. 15 [cited 2026 Jan. 21];14(3):170-3. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/6451
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