<unk>  or central sensitisation is a type of<unk>  which is mechanically different from the normal nociceptive<unk>  caused by inflammation and tissue damage or the neuropathic<unk>  which results from nerve damage. It may occur in combination with the other types of<unk>  or in isolation. Its location may be generalised or multifocal and it can be more intense than would be expected from any associated physical cause. Its causes are not fully understood but it is thought to be a dysfunction of the central nervous system whose processing of<unk>  signals may have become distorted or sensitised. The concept and term was formally added to the taxonomy of the International Association for the Study of<unk>  following the recommendation of a task force in 2017. The root terms are Latin nocēre, meaning to hurt, and Greek πλαστός, meaning development or formation in a medical context. This type of<unk>  typically arises in some chronic<unk>  conditions, with the archetypal condition being fibromyalgia. It may be a factor in long COVID. Exercise is commonly prescribed for such conditions.<unk>  has also been hypothesized to play a role in the persistence of medically unexplained symptoms.
Nociplastic pain
Psychogenic pain
Neuropathic pain
Phantom pain
Functional somatic syndrome
Opioid-induced hyperalgesia
Paroxysmal extreme pain disorder
Psychedelic experience