| Would you describe your pain as strange unpleasant sensations in your skin? (e.g. pricking, tingling, pins and needles) – Yes/No |
| Does the skin in the painful areas look different to normal? (e.g. mottled, more red/pink than usual) – Yes/No |
| Is the skin in the affected area abnormally sensitive to touch? (e.g. unpleasant sensations if lightly stroked, painful to wear tight clothes) – Yes/No |
| Does your pain come on suddenly in bursts for no apparent reason when you are still? (e.g. like electric shocks, ‘bursting’ or ‘jumping’ sensations) – Yes/No |
| Do you feel that skin temperature in the painful area has changed (e.g. hot, burning) – Yes/No |
| Does stroking the affected area of skin with a piece of cotton wool produce an unpleasant painful sensation? – Yes/No |
| Does touching the affected area of skin with a sharp needle feel sharper or duller when compared to an area of normal skin? – Yes/No |
The S-LANSS score for identifying pain of predominantly neuropathic origin: Validation for use in clinical and postal research.
J Pain 2005;6:149–58.
