Post on 07-May-2015
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Understanding your painUnderstanding your pain
Chronic pain affects 97 million American and costs about $100
billion each year.
(Statistic from Brain Facts, Society for Neuroscience, 2008)
What is pain?
Nociceptive pain
Types of nociceptive pain
Somatic Visceral
Non-nociceptor pain
Types on non-nociceptive pains
Nerve or neuropathic Sympathetic
Brain tissue is not sensitive to pain! The brain itself does not have any receptors for pain. In fact, most brain surgery is performed using a local anesthetic only. The meninges (coverings of the brain), however, are very sensitive to pain.
Assess your pain
Treating your pain
Take control of your pain
Don’t delay…Treat pain today!