allodynia - painful touch when there should not be pain

see also:

• hyperalgesia - increased sensitivity to painful stimuli
• neurology

• allodynia is pain felt with non-painful stimuli
  • affects 15-50% of people with neuropathic pain
• hyperalgesia - increased sensitivity to painful stimuli is an increased sensitivity to painful stimuli

• dynamic allodynia (mechanical):
  • pain results from an object such as clothing moving across your skin
• tactile allodynia (static or cutaneous allodynia):
  • pain results from a gentle touch or pressure on your skin
• thermal allodynia:
  • pain results from a mild change in temperature

• migraine
  • cutaneous allodynia is said to occur in ~ 2/3rds of migraine sufferers
• trigeminal neuralgia
• diabetic neuropathic pain
• postherpetic neuralgia
• complex regional pain syndrome
• amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome (AMPS)
• neuropathies
• alcohol use disorder
• fibromyalgia
• multiple sclerosis (MS)
• vitamin D defic
• vitamin B defic