Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
- Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized, crampy, diffuse, deep sensation
- Superficial - Well-localized, sharp, short duration
- Deep - Less well-localized, dull, longer duration
Neuropathic - Burning, shooting, gnawing, aching, lancinating
- Peripheral Nervous System
• Post-Herpetic Neuralgia
• Neuroma
• Neuropathy
- Sympathetic
• Complex regional pain syndrome
- Deafferentation - Loss of sensory input
• Phantom Limb
• Post-stroke
• Spinal injury
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