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  2. A central change in the new definition, compared to the 1979 version, is replacing terminology that relied upon a person’s ability to describe the experience to qualify as pain. The old definition read: “An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage.”

  3. Referred pain: characteristics, possible mechanisms, and clinical...

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    Referred pain is a common but less understood symptom that originates from somatic tissues. A comprehensive recognition of referred pain is important for clinicians when dealing with it. The purpose of this study is to summarize the current understanding of referred pain, including its pathogenesis, characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment.

  4. Visceral Pain - International Association for the Study of Pain...

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    The Bangladesh Society for Study of Pain (IASP Chapter) held a symposium on June 2013 on the theme of Visceral Pain in accordance with IASP's Global Year Against VIsceral Pain and on the occasion of the 15th Annual Congress of BSSP. 60 doctors attended the event including pain physicians, anesthesiologists, obstetricians, gynecologists ...

  5. FACT SHEET No. 14 - International Association for the Study of...

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    FACT SHEET No. 14. FACT SHEET No. 14. inIntroduction Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a musculoskeletal pain condition characterized by local and muscle referred pain perceived as deep, dull, pressure, and aching, and by the presence of myofascial trigger points in any. y. EpidemiologyFew epidemiological studies have investigated the ...

  6. IASP Announces Revised Definition of Pain

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    The definition is: “An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage,” and is expanded upon by the addition of six key Notes and the etymology of the word pain for further valuable context. Pain is always a personal experience that is influenced to varying ...

  7. Trigger Points and the Nervous System: Myth or Reality?

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    Our study, published in the Clinical Journal of Pain entitled “Exploration of quantitative sensory testing in latent trigger points and referred pain areas”[5] evaluated a battery of quantitative sensory testing over latent TrP within the extensor carpi radialis brevis and its referred pain area, and a contra-lateral mirror non-TrP area.

  8. Definitions of Chronic Pain Syndromes

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    MG30 Chronic pain. Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage. Often, pain serves as a symptom warning of a medical condition or injury. In these cases, treatment of the underlying medical condition is crucial and may resolve the pain.

  9. Assessment of Musculoskeletal Pain: Experimental and Clinical

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    sculoskeletal Pain: Experimental and ClinicalIntroduction Key characteristics of musculoskeletal pain are (i) diffuse aching pain, (ii) referred pain to distant somatic structures, (iii) deep-tissue hyperalgesia (general and localized), (iv) transition from acute to chronic pain, and. (v) disturbed muscle function with reduced contraction force ...

  10. Postprandial Referred Shoulder Pain: A Case Report. -...

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    The precise mechanism of referred pain is not well understood; however, diaphragmatic irritation is a well-known etiology of referred pain. Left side referred pain due to diaphragmatic irritation is most commonly attributed to splenic laceration i.e. Kerr's sign. Here, we report an unusual case of left-sided referred pain that followed eating. An adult male presented vague and chronic left ...

  11. Papers of the Week - International Association for the Study of...

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    Classification of Chronic Pain, Second Edition (Revised) Core Curriculum for Professional Education in Pain; Guide to Pain Management in Low-Resource Settings; First Steps: The Early Years of IASP 1973-1984; Resources. Grants, Prizes, Awards, & Fellowships; Terminology. Definition of Pain; Guidelines; Faces Pain Scale – Revised; Living with ...