Types of Pain
Pain can be classified in many categories such as acute or chronic, by
intensity such as slight or severe, or as phantom and real. In this
article I will try to include all types of pain regardless of category.
PAIN AFTER SURGERY is a pain that includes almost everyone because
surgery is an attack on body parts and the immune system has a violent
reaction. Many times the pain is constant or at intervals.
Treatment for this pain is usually narcotics which are prescribed by
the doctor in the strength required. To get the most benefit from
the pain reliever, it should be taken before the pain becomes severe.
The doctor must monitor the drug for the amount and strength needed to
relieve the patient.
CANCER is a type of pain that has many ways to cause pain. If the
cancer spreads to the bones, nerves and other body parts it can be a
mild pain or a severe continuous pain that may require large
amounts of narcotics to relieve.
AIDS is another type of pain that can create severe pain and can be
treated with narcotics. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs should be
tried first and will work on some of the patients.
Almost any disease may cause pain, but most can be treated to
eliminate the pain by healing the underlying condition. No matter
what the disease is or what the treatment is it will always be helped
to prevent or cure the disease by living a healthful lifestyle of
nutrition and exercise with no unhealthful habits. For more
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