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PAIN RELIEF GENERAL INFO.
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PAIN IS A FEELING KNOWN TO EVERY HUMAN BEING, BUT WHILE TRYING TO
MEASURE AND DEFINE PAIN WE ENCOUNTER DIFFICULTY CAUSE ITS SUBJECTIVE , LIKE LOVE ,NONETHELESS EVERY BODY KNOWS WHAT PAIN IS.
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WE CAN TRY TO DEFINE PAIN AS AN UNPLEASANT FEELING THAT WE TRY TO AVOID, ANOTHER POSSIBLE
DEFINITION FOR PAIN IS THAT IT’S A THE OUTCOME OF A VERY STRONG STIMULATION, (EXCESSIVE COLD, HEAT,
PRESSURE) .
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ALSO KNOWN TO US ARE ENDOGENOUS SUBSTANCES LIKE
PROSTAGLANDINS , SUBSTANCE P , HISTAMINE , AND MORE THAT
CAUSE PAIN WHEN THEY COME IN CONTACT WITH THE END OF OUR NEURONS .
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ANY WAY THE INFORMATION OF PAIN PASSES THROUGH THE NEURONS IN THE FORM OF CHEMICAL AND ELECTRONIC STIMULATION
THROUGH OUR SPINAL CORD THEN TO THE BRAIN.
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IN THE BRAIN THERE IS AN AREA CALLED THE THALAMUS THAT’S IN CHARGE OF RECEIVING THE SIGNAL OF PAIN AND ALSO OF REACTING TO IT,
WE WILL ACTUALLY FEEL THE PAIN ONLY IF IT REACHES THIS LEVEL ( THE BRAIN ) , AFTER RECEIVING THE FEELING OF PAIN COMES THE REACTION TO IT , WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM MAN TO MAN, ONE WILL BURST INTO TEARS , THE OTHER WILL SCREAM , AND THE THIRD WILL ONLY GROWL .
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IN ANY WAY ONLY THE REACTION TO PAIN MAKES OUR SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT AWARE TO THE PAIN SOME ONE IS SUFFERING FROM , EVEN MORE, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE REACTION TO
CHRONIC PAIN AND TO ACUTE PAIN.
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IN THE FORM OF PAIN WHICH IS CHRONIC THERE USUALLY DEVELOPS A FORM OF
DEPRESSION WHICH BY ITSELF ENHANCES THE FEELING OF PAIN , AS FOR ACUTE AND PAIN THE FIRST REACTION IS FEAR AND ANXIETY .
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PAIN AFTER FULFILLING ITS PRIMARY OBJECTIVE AS AN
ALERT SYSTEM IS AN OBSTRUCTIVE ELEMENT THAT IS HARD TO GET RID OF ,
AND REDUCING THAT PAIN IS ONE OF MODERN MEDICINE'S PRIMARY OBJECTIVES AND CHALLENGES
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THE POSSIBILITIES FOR REDUCING PAIN :
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AGONIST ACTION ON RECEPTORS THAT SUPPRESSES THE SENSITIVITY OF THE CENTER RESPONSIBLE OF RECEIVING THE SENSATION OF PAIN AND REACTING TO IT , JUST LIKE MEDICINE FROM THE
OPIOIDS GROUP
( MORPHINE ) , IT REDUCES ALSO STRONG AND
ACUTE PAIN LIKE PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER ,BURNS, CORONARY INFRACTION .
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IN THE SITE OF INJURY OR DAMAGE TO TISSUE ,
ENDOGENOUS SUBSTANCES LIKE PROSTAGLANDINS FORM THAT CAUSE PAIN AMONG OTHER FUNCTIONS ,
SUBSTANCES THAT BLOCK THE SYNTHESIS OF PROSTAGLANDINS BY INHIBITING THE ENZYME CALLED CYLOOXYGYNASE ( COX ) , LIKE ASPIRIN FOR EXAMPLE , ARE CONSIDERED TO BE PAIN KILLERS BUT ONLY FOR MILD TO MEDIUM PAIN.
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BLOCKING THE PATH OF THE OF THE PAIN SENSATION IN THE NEURON WHICH IS DONE FOR EXAMPLE BY THE
ADMINISTRATION OF AN INJECTION OF LOCAL ANESTHETICS LIKE LIDOCAINE NEAR THE NEURON, THE PROBLEM WITH IT THAT ITS NOT ALWAYS DOABLE.
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TOTAL DEPRESSION OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM ( CNS ) , LIKE ITS DONE IN GENERAL
ANESTHESIA , THE DOWNSIDE OF THIS METHOD THAT ITS LIMITED TO A SHORT TIME AND IS OF A HIGH RISK PROCEDURE.
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CHRONIC PAIN HAS A MENTAL IMPACT AND HAS THE ABILITY TO
CAUSE DEPRESSION , THEREFORE TREATING THAT SORT OF PAIN IS OFTEN DONE WITH ANTIDEPRESSANTS LIKE IMIPRAMIN AND AMITRYPTILIN.
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ITS POSSIBLE SOMETIMES TO TREAT LOCAL CHRONIC PAIN THAT IS THE OUTCOME OF SUBTANCE P BY CAPSAICIN, WHICH IS EXTRACTED FROM THE RED CHILLY PEPPER , EXTERNAL USE ON THE
INFLAMED AREA ( AS LONG AS ITS NOT AN OPEN WOUND ) WILL CAUSE IN THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF USE SOME LOCAL IRRITATION , BUT AFTER 4-6 WEEKS IT CAN TOTALLY
ELIMINATE THE PAIN.
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THE METHOD OF ACTION OF THE CAPSAICIN IS REDUCING THE LEVELS OF SUBSTANCE P IN THE INJURY AREA.
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IN ADITION TO AL THESE ITS POSSIBLE TO TREAT DIFFERENT PAIN SITUATIONS BY TREATING THE
CAUSE OF THE PAIN, FOR EXAMPLE IN MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS ITS POSSIBLE TO ADMINISTER DIAZEPAM WHICH CAUSES THE MUSCLE TO RELAX.
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IN CASES OF CORONARY INFRACTION THE
ADMINISTRATION OF DRUGS THAT REDUCE THE WORK LOAD OF THE HEART LIKE NITROGLYCERIN
SOMETIMES THERE ARE KNOWN SPECIAL DRUGS THAT REDUCE PAIN THOUGH THE EXACT
MECHANISM OF ACTION IS NOT KNOWN TO US ,
LIKE IN THE CASE OF TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA THAT’S TREATED BY AN ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUG CALLED
CARBAMAZEPIN
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT WE CANT GET SOMETHING FOR NOTHING ,ALSO IN MEDICINE THIS SAYING IS TRUE, ALMOST TO ALL THE MEDICINES THAT REDUCE PAIN THERE ARE SIDE AFFECTS THAT VARY IN THEIR
SEVERITY , BUT NONETHELESS THEY EXIST.
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