Definition
- Pain
- Unpleasant sensation localized to a part of the body
- Often described in terms of a penetrating or tissue-destructive process (e.g., stabbing, burning, twisting, tearing, squeezing) or of a bodily or emotional reaction (e.g., terrifying, nauseating, sickening)
- Moderate or higher-intensity pain is often accompanied by anxiety and urge to escape or terminate the feeling.
- Chronic
- Usually defined as pain lasting > 3–6 months
- Term can also refer to pain that recurs over a prolonged period, caused by various diseases or abnormal conditions.
- Often broken down into 3 categories:
- Oncologic
- Neuropathic (e.g., diabetic neuropathy, trigeminal neuralgia, compression neuropathies)
- Non-neuropathic (e.g., arthritis, musculoskeletal)
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