lecture 18 - introduction to pain

Question 1

What is nociception?

Answer 1

The neural process of encoding noxious stimuli - i.e. pain

Question 2

What is ‘pain’?

Answer 2

Conscious experience that is influenced by biological, psychological, and social factors

Question 3

How long must be pain be experienced for it to be considered chronic/persistent?

Answer 3

3-6 months

Question 4

What are the 3 types of pain?

Answer 4

Nociceptive, Neuropathic, Nociplastic

Question 5

What is nociceptive pain?

Answer 5

Pain that arises from actual or threatened damage to non-neural tissue and is experienced due to activation of nociceptors

Question 6

What is neuropathic pain?

Answer 6

Pain caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory (nerves) nervous system - i.e. nerve injury

Question 7

What is nociplastic pain?

Answer 7

Pain that arises from altered nociception despite no clear evidence of actual or threatened tissue damage or nerve damage