Pain WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Pain
Pain is an unpleasant sensation produced by a sensory episode of the nervous system.1 There are two main types of pain, acute pain and chronic pain. Acute pain is a temporary pain that comes on quickly, can be severe, and is commonly due to an injury. Chronic pain is a pain that persists for days, months, and even years.2
Fast Facts:
- Pain can be caused by several conditions such as a headache, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, neuropathic pain, trauma, vascular disease, or injuries.3
- Some common treatments for pain include aspirin, acetaminophen, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, ibuprofen, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).3
- Pain can cause an individual to also experience anxiousness, irritability, or depression.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Pain
- ↑ St. Mark's Hospital: Pain Management Guide
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS): Pain: Hope Through Research
- ↑ American Pain Foundation (via MedicalMoment): Pain Facts & Stats
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- Contributor: Judy Rafferty
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Judy Rafferty
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Acute pain, What is pain, Information about pain, Pain informination, Pain info, Info on pain
- Last update: May 4, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
