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What are the main difference between chronic and acute pain?
- Chronic pain is not a symptom of another disease, it's a disease itself. Chronic has the potential to become a memorized event where the pain continues when the causative lesion is solved.
- Acute pain is usually a symptom of a problem (infection or injury)
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What are the 4 categories of common facial pain conditions?
- Somatic (inflammatory nociceptive) pain
- Neuropathic pain
- Musculoskeletal pain
- Headache (neurovascular)
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The main difference between somatic pain and neuropathic pain?
- Somatic pain is "good pain" it is caused by inflammation that sensitizes nociceptors, site of injury is present and source.
- Neuropathic pain "bad pain" with no benefit to host , no sign of injury and no source. Tx reduces neuronal excitability.
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