Pain Types
What is short-term pain that resolves with healing?
Acute
What condition causes radiating leg pain from nerve impingement?
Sciatica
What tract carries pain signals to the brain?
Spinothalamic
What type of healing occurs in clean surgical wounds with sutures?
First intention
What is the number one cause of delayed wound healing?
Infection
What is pain lasting beyond expected healing time?
Chronic
What disorder involves 11 of 18 tender points and fatigue?
Fibromyalgia
What theory explains how pain signals can be “blocked”?
Gate theory
What type of healing occurs with large wounds and tissue loss?
Second intention
What factor involving protein and vitamin C deficiency delays healing?
Nutrition
What type of pain causes burning and tingling sensations?
Neuropathic
What causes severe stabbing facial pain from cranial nerve V?
Trigeminal
What is the conscious awareness of pain?
Perception
What tissue appears by days 3–5 and contains new vessels?
Granulation
What medication class reduces inflammation but weakens wound strength?
Steroids
What is pain felt away from the actual source?
Referred
What painful condition follows shingles infection?
Postherpetic
What step involves influencing the pain signal?
Modulation
What is the formation of new blood vessels during healing?
Angiogenesis
What term refers to inadequate blood flow slowing healing?
Perfusion
What is pain felt in an amputated body part?
Phantom
What disorder causes severe pain, swelling, and color changes after injury?
CRPS
What chemical messengers help transmit or inhibit pain?
Neurotransmitters
What cells are responsible for collagen production?
Fibroblasts
What factor includes tension or pressure that pulls wounds apart?
Mechanical stress