Types of Pain: Nociceptive vs. Neuropathic

Question 1

Visceral Pain
a) Nociceptive
b) Neuropathic

Answer 1

a) Nociceptive

Question 2

Somatic Pain
a) Nociceptive
b) Neuropathic

Answer 2

a) Nociceptive

Question 3

• organs, heart, liver, pancreas, gut, etc.
• may be crampy, or dull & aching
• referred pain
• difficult to localize
  a) Visceral
  b) Somatic

Answer 3

a) Visceral

Question 4

• bones & joints
• connective tissues
• sharp
• can localize site
• dull & aching
• may worsen with movement
• muscles
  a) Visceral
  b) Somatic

Answer 4

b) Somatic

Question 5

• different to describe (not “typical” pain)
• numbness, burning, tingling, crawling, stabbing, etc.
• consider it as possible element of any difficult pain syndrome
• allodynia (pain due to stimulus that does not typically provoke pain)
  a) Nociceptive
  b) Neuropathic

Answer 5

b) Neuropathic