Pain

Definition of pain
Pain has been defined as “an unpleasant sensory or emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage”.

Types of pain
Pain can be divided, according to the origin and duration of the pain, into three major categories: Acute, Chronic and Labour pain.

Your guide to understanding pain
Everyone has experienced pain. But how exactly does your body process this sensation?

Getting old doesn't have to hurt
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Pain
Pain is defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with damage to body tissues, including organs, bones, and muscles.

Physiology of pain
Pain stimulates pain receptors, and this stimulus is transferred via specialized nerves to the spinal cord and from there up to the brain.

Assessment of pain
The experience of pain is different for different people. The best person to assess the patient's pain is the patient him or herself.

Using the wrong painkillers?
You've taken four tablets for a splitting headache, but they don't seem to be working. So you try two other types – painkillers are painkillers, right? Not so, say the experts.

Pushing pain away
The human body never ceases to amaze. For example, its intricate system of muscles and reflexes are closely linked and work in harmony.