Pain Pain is an unpleasant feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli, such as stubbing a toe, burning a finger, putting alcohol on a cut, and bumping the "funny bone".[1] The International Association for the Study of Pain's widely used definition states: "Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage."[2] Pain motivates the individual to withdraw from damaging situations, to protect a damaged body part while it heals, and to avoid similar experiences in the future.[3] Most pain resolves promptly once the painful stimulus is removed and the body has healed, but sometimes pain persists despite removal of the stimulus and apparent healing of the body; and sometimes pain arises in the absence of any detectable stimulus, damage or disease.[4] Classification[edit] Duration[edit] Nociceptive[edit] Neuropathic[edit] Phantom[edit] Work by Vilayanur S. Psychogenic[edit] Breakthrough pain[edit]
Improving chronic pain management through treatment and education | PainEDU.org StopPain.org, Department of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care Myofascial Syndrome - MFS, Buprinorphine, Trigger Point Myofascial syndrome (MFS) is a musculoskeletal condition characterized by painful foci of muscle called trigger points (TrPs). MFS became better known based on the work of Dr. Janet Travell, a White House physician for many years. MFS has often been confused with fibromyalgia because they both involve muscle pain. The fascia is a tough connective tissue that spreads throughout the body in a three-dimensional web from head to foot without interruption. Much of the pain that accompanies MFS is due to inadequate blood flow to the trigger point area (ischemia) that inhibits the ability of the muscle to eliminate metabolic wastes (eg, lactic acid and potassium).
Pain There are many types of pain and many locations to get pain. The body uses pain to tell the brain that something is wrong. Never ignore pain. Any type of pain symptom needs prompt professional medical advice for diagnosis of the underlying cause of the pain. Pain is one type in a spectrum of sensations , involving the nerves and the brain, ranging from agony to numbness . Pain varies in intensity and level. The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Pain. Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Pain, as listed in our database. Some of the possible treatments listed in sources for treatment of Pain may include: Symptom specific forums: The following patient stories in our interactive forums and message boards relate to Pain or relevant symptoms: Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Pain. The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Pain as a symptom.
American Chronic Pain Association - The ACPA – American Chronic Pain Association StopPain.org, Department of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care The Pain Web : the site for professional researching in, assessing and treating pain International Association for the Study of Pain | Welcome to IASP World Congress on Pain IASP will issue a call for poster abstracts in January 2014. View poster abstract submission guidelines. Financial aid applications will open in January 2014. View financial aid application guidelines. Grants and Fellowships Apply Now: IASP Early Career Research Grants IASP invites eligible members to submit applications for IASP Early Career Research Grants. View the announcement Tanzanian, Nigerian Doctors Earn South African Clinical Training Fellowships For the second consecutive year, IASP supported a clinical training fellowship for developing countries in Africa with the South African Clinical Training Fellowship in Pain Management. View the winners 12th IASP Research Symposium March 21-23, 2014, Aarhus, Denmark. IASP Publications Pain: Clinical Updates Do you prefer to read P:CU online instead of in print? IASP Press Publishes Two New Books
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