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  2. Here's How to Explain Your Arthritis Pain to Your Doctor So ...

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    So if they can tell you that neck pain would be a 3 and pain in your knee that keeps you from being able to walk across the room could be a 7, that can better help you figure out where your pain ...

  3. Pain - Wikipedia

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    Most pain resolves once the noxious stimulus is removed and the body has healed, but it may persist despite removal of the stimulus and apparent healing of the body. Sometimes pain arises in the absence of any detectable stimulus, damage or disease. [3] Pain is the most common reason for physician consultation in most developed countries.

  4. SOCRATES (pain assessment) - Wikipedia

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    Where is the pain? Or the maximal site of the pain. O Onset When did the pain start, and was it sudden or gradual? Include also whether it is progressive or regressive. C Character What is the pain like? An ache? Stabbing? R Radiation: Does the pain radiate anywhere? A Associations Any other signs or symptoms associated with the pain? T Time course

  5. Myalgia - Wikipedia

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    Myalgia or muscle pain is a painful sensation evolving from muscle tissue. It is a symptom of many diseases . The most common cause of acute myalgia is the overuse of a muscle or group of muscles ; another likely cause is viral infection , especially when there has been no injury .

  6. Gate control theory - Wikipedia

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    The gate control theory of pain asserts that non-painful input closes the nerve "gates" to painful input, which prevents pain sensation from traveling to the central nervous system. In the top panel, the nonnociceptive, large-diameter sensory fiber (orange) is more active than the nociceptive small-diameter fiber (blue), therefore the net input ...

  7. Pain tolerance - Wikipedia

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    Pain tolerance is the maximum level of pain that a person is able to tolerate. Pain tolerance is distinct from pain threshold (the point at which pain begins to be felt). [1] The perception of pain that goes in to pain tolerance has two major components. First is the biological component—the headache or skin prickling that activates pain ...

  8. Pain assessment - Wikipedia

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    Pain is often regarded as the fifth vital sign in regard to healthcare because it is accepted now in healthcare that pain, like other vital signs, is an objective sensation rather than subjective. As a result nurses are trained and expected to assess pain .

  9. Pain scale - Wikipedia

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    Chronic pain can have adverse effects on relationships, daily living, work, extracurricular activities, etc. [5] The experience of pain is unique for an individual, for all people feel pain differently. As a result of this, self-reporting is the best and most common practice for describing pain to medical personnel. [5]