Types of pain
There are several different types of pain. It’s possible to experience more than one type at the same time.
Chronic pain
Chronic pain lasts, or comes and goes, over multiple months or years. It may result from a variety of health conditions, such as arthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic migraine, or cancer. Some people also experience chronic pain following an injury, even after the initial injury has healed.
In some cases, the cause of chronic pain is hard to identify. Some people experience chronic pain when there’s no other evidence of underlying injury or illness. This is known as functional pain.
The National Health Interview Survey found that in 2019, roughly 1 in 5 adults in the United States had chronic pain. More than 7 percent had chronic pain that frequently limited their activities at work or in wider life.
Nociceptive pain
Nociceptive pain is caused by tissue damage. For example, it may result from injuries such as cuts, burns, bruises, or fractures. It may also result from certain health conditions that cause tissue inflammation and damage, such as arthritis, osteoporosis, or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
When nociceptive pain develops in your skin, muscles, ligaments, tendons, joints, or bones, it’s known as somatic pain. When it develops in your internal organs, it’s known as visceral pain.
Nociceptive pain may be acute or chronic, depending on the underlying cause. It may feel achy, throbbing, or sharp.
Nociceptive pain affects almost everyone at some point in their lifetime.
Neuropathic pain
Neuropathic pain results from nerve damage, which may be caused by a variety of injuries and illnesses. For example, you may experience neuropathic pain if one of the discs in your spine slips out of place and puts pressure on a nerve.
You may also develop neuropathic pain as a result of certain illnesses, such as shingles, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, or cancer.
One study in the United States found that 10 percent of adults experience pain that’s likely neuropathic. It tends to be chronic, but acute neuropathic pain may also occur.
Neuropathic pain may feel like a stabbing, shooting, burning, or prickling sensation. You may also find that you’re hypersensitive to touch, movement, or hot and cold temperatures.
Functional pain
Functional pain is pain that’s caused by no obvious injury or damage to your body. It tends to be chronic, although acute functional pain may also develop.
More than 15 percent of the world’s population has functional pain syndrome, report researchers in BJA Education. Examples of functional pain syndromes include:
- fibromyalgia, which causes widespread pain throughout the body
- irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which causes abdominal pain
- temporomandibular dysfunction, which causes jaw pain
- chronic cardiac chest pain, which causes chest pain
The worldwide prevalence of all functional pain syndromes (FPS) is 15–20%.{1.2 to 1.6 billion people}
FM alone has been estimated to cost around $5,080 per patient per year.
The total worldwide cost worldwide per year to treat functional pain is 6.096 trillion to 8.128 trillion
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