Pain Flashcards
1
Q
Can the body learn pain?
A
Specific neurons respond to painful stimuli.
When activated, they send a warning signal to the spinal cord and then to the brain (nociception)
Brain makes sense of the information and makes pain
Thoughts/worries/places can activate these warning signals and the pain feels exactly the same without painful stimuli
Spinal cord can also generate unnecessary warning signals
2
Q
Signs of CNS learning pain
A
Pain comes on without warning Pain spreads Pain changes with mood Difficulty moving Small annoyances set it off
3
Q
Hyperalgesia
A
Increased sensitivity to pain
Extreme response to pain
4
Q
Alodynia
A
Non painful stimulus causes pain
