Pain intensity did not contribute to the final model. The interpretation of this result may be that pain intensity plays a more important part in the acute situation, whereas chronic pain is modified by several factors, masking the relationship to hyperalgesia and other neuropathic symptoms. Reduced function, as evaluated by FIQ, was associated with a higher number of neuropathic symptoms in the present study, but outweighed by emotional distress and the diagnosis of fibromyal- gia.