Pains
Pains
Pains (/peɪnz/), from the Old French peine and Latin poena meaning "penalty" or "punishment", is a term used in the medical field to describe an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage.
Pains can be classified into different types such as acute pain, chronic pain, neuropathic pain, and nociceptive pain. Each type of pain has a unique set of characteristics, causes, and treatments.
Acute Pain
Acute pain is a type of pain that lasts for a short period of time, typically less than three to six months, or pain that is directly related to soft tissue damage. It is most often caused by an injury, surgery or illness and usually disappears when the underlying cause is treated.
Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is a type of pain that persists or progresses over a long period of time, typically more than three to six months. Chronic pain can result from an initial injury, such as a back sprain, or there may be an ongoing cause, such as illness. However, there may also be no clear cause.
Neuropathic Pain
Neuropathic pain is a type of pain caused by damage or disease affecting the somatosensory nervous system. Neuropathic pain may be associated with abnormal sensations, called dysesthesia, or pain from normally non-painful stimuli (allodynia).
Nociceptive Pain
Nociceptive pain is a type of pain that comes from damage to non-neural tissue and is due to the activation of nociceptors, or the pain-sensing nerve fibers in the body. This type of pain is typically localized, constant, and often with an aching or throbbing quality.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Pains
- Wikipedia's article - Pains
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