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Does chronic pain involve increased sensitivity to touch?
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Yes: This is a phenomenon known as allodynia. When someone experiences chronic pain, the nerves require less stimulation to sense pain.
Answered 10/4/2016
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It can: Upregulation of the sympathetic nervous system in chronic pain can induce hypersensitivity to stimuli. In its extreme one can develop allodynia which is pain from non painful stimulation.
Answered 2/7/2013
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