Pain is a commonly reported and functionally limiting secondary condition for people with many types of disabilities, including SCI. It can be classified as chronic (long-term or persistent pain) or acute (short-term with an easily identifiable cause), and severity can be measured by verbal report using a visual analog scale (i.e., numerical pain rating) and by functional limitations associated with the pain.

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