Pain Pain Abdominal pain can be one of the symptoms associated with transient disorders or serious disease. Making a definitive diagnosis of the cause of a person's abdominal pain can be quite difficult, because so many diseases can result in this symptom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abdominal pain"
Agony ( Greek αγωνία, agonÃa "the suffering, the struggle") is unbearable suffering. ...more on Wikipedia about "Agony"
Allodynia, meaning "other pain", is an exaggerated response to a non-noxious stimuli and can be either static or mechanical. Allodynia is not referred pain and can occur in other areas that are not stimulated; it is also dysesthetic. ...more on Wikipedia about "Allodynia"
An analgesic (colloquially known as painkillers) is any member of the diverse group of drugs used to relieve pain and to achieve analgesia. This derives from Greek an-, "without", and -algia, "pain". Analgesic drugs act in various ways on the peripheral and central nervous system; they include paracetamol (acetaminophen), the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as the salicylates, narcotic drugs such as morphine, synthetic drugs with narcotic properties such as tramadol, and various others. Some other classes of drugs not normally considered analgesics are used to treat neuropathic pain syndromes; these include tricyclic antidepressants and anticonvulsants. ...more on Wikipedia about "Analgesic"
Antianalgesia refers to the ability of some endogenous chemicals (notably cholecystokinin and neuropeptide Y) to counter the effects of exogenous analgesics (such as morphine) or endogenous pain inhibiting neurotransmitters/modulators, such as the endogenous opioids. A learned form can be established using methods similar to the learning principle of conditioned inhibition, and has been demonstrated in rats. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antianalgesia"
Back pain (also known as "dorsopathies") is pain felt in the back that may come from the spine, muscles, nerves, or other structures in the back. It may radiate from the lower, mid or upper back. The pain may be a tingling or burning sensation, a dull aching, or sharp pain. Weakness may also be felt in the legs or feet. ...more on Wikipedia about "Back pain"
Bone pain (or Ostealgia, or Osteodynia) is generally referred to as having pain within the affected bone. The cause of bone pain is critically unknown, unless further testing is done ( CBC, x-rays, exc.) Mostly, the cause is some underlying medical disorder or past trauma. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bone pain"
Breakthrough pain is pain that comes on suddenly for short periods of time and is not quelled by the patients’ normal pain suppression management. ...more on Wikipedia about "Breakthrough pain"
In medicine, chest pain is a symptom of a number of serious conditions and is generally considered a medical emergency, unless the patient is a known angina pectoris sufferer and the symptoms are familiar (appearing at exertion and resolving at rest, known as "stable angina"). ...more on Wikipedia about "Chest pain"
Chronic pain was originally defined as pain that has lasted 6 months or longer. It is now defined as pain that persists longer than the normal course of time associated with a particular type of injury. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chronic pain"
Growing pains are certain physiological symptoms common in children. ...more on Wikipedia about "Growing pains"
Lumbago is a symptom which may be defined as a mid to lower back pain which may extend to the buttocks, thigh(s) and leg(s) in either a uni- or bi- lateral fashion. If/when the lower limb is involved, the symptom is termed sciatica rather than lumbago. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lumbago"
Mastalgia, mastodynia or mammalgia are names for a medical symptom that means - pain in the breast (from the Greek masto-, breast and algos, pain). ...more on Wikipedia about "Mastalgia"
The McGill Pain Index is a scale of rating pain developed at McGill University by Melzack and Torgerson in 1971. ...more on Wikipedia about "McGill Pain Index"
Metatarsalgia is a general term used to refer to any painful foot condition affecting the metatarsal region of the foot. This is a common problem that can affect the joints and bones of the metatarsals. Metatarsalgia is often localized to the 2nd–4th metatarsal heads, or more isolated at the first metatarsal head (near the big toe). ...more on Wikipedia about "Metatarsalgia"
:Pain is also the name of a musical group; for further information see Pain (band) ...more on Wikipedia about "Pain"
Descartes' Error is one of many works that questions the idea that the mind and body are only linked by imagination, and suggests that they are also much linked by socializations of pain and of pleasure. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pain (philosophy)"
Some philosophers, such as Jeremy Bentham and Baruch Spinoza, have hypothesized that the sensations of pain and pleasure are part of a continuum. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pain and pleasure"
Pain asymbolia is a condition in which pain is perceived, but does not cause suffering. This usually results from injury to the brain. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pain asymbolia"
Pain management is the discipline concerned with the relief of pain. Acute pain, such as occurs with trauma, often has a reversible cause and may require only transient measures and correction of the underlying problem. In contrast, chronic pain often results from conditions that are difficult to diagnose and treat, and that may take a long time to reverse. Some examples include cancer, neuropathy, and referred pain. In such situations, the pain itself is frequently managed separately from the underlying condition of which it is a symptom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pain management"
The pain withdrawal reflex is an involuntary action in which the body reacts to pain by trying to move itself away from the source of the pain, to reduce or even eliminate that pain. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pain withdrawal reflex"
Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is any method of allowing a person in pain to adminster their own pain relief. ...more on Wikipedia about "Patient-controlled analgesia"
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a painful condition caused by the varicella zoster virus in a dermatomal distribution (the area governed by a particular sensory nerve) after an attack of herpes zoster (HZ) (commonly known as shingles), usually manifesting after the vesicles have crusted over and begun to heal. Because it is fundamentally a ( neuropathic) nerve pain, it is not controlled by traditional analgesics such as opiates and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Postherpetic neuralgia"
Psychalgia is psychological or emotional pain or distress that accompanies a mental effort, especially in depression. It is also called phrenalgia. Psychalgia may also describe physical pain that is possibly of psychological origin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Psychalgia"
Referred pain is an unpleasant sensation localised to an area separate from the site of the causative injury or other painful stimulation. Often, referred pain arises when a nerve is compressed or damaged at or near its origin. In this circumstance, the sensation of pain will generally be felt in the territory that the nerve serves, even though the damage originates elsewhere. ...more on Wikipedia about "Referred pain" Just shortopedia way
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