Common conditions that cause persistent pain in older adults
| Neuropathic |
| Peripheral (complex regional pain syndrome, HIV sensory neuropathy, metabolic disorders, phantom limb pain, postherpetic neuralgia, diabetic neuropathy) |
| Central (poststroke pain, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, myelopathies, fibromyalgia) |
| Musculoskeletal |
| Myofascial pain syndrome |
| Inflammatory |
| Inflammatory arthropathies, infection, postoperative pain, tissue injury |
| Mechanical or compressive |
| Low back pain, neck pain, musculoskeletal pain, renal calculi, visceral pain from expanding tumor masses |