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Pain
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Pain and why do we feel it? Pain is an unpleasant sensation that usually warns for any type of harm that is happening to the body. It is felt as a response of different types of receptors to a harmful stimuli. The receptors (nociceptors) are characterised as: Mechanical Polymodal Silent nociceptors It can be Fast or Slow pain. It can come from the skin, the viscera, the muscles and from emotions.
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How do we perceive pain? It follows the steps: Transduction Transmission Central Processing Modulation
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The pathway of pain All types of pain follow the same pathway; the lateral spinothalamic tract.
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Allodynia