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Pain of any type is the most common reason for physician consultation in the United States, prompting half of all Americans to seek medical care annually.[7] It is a major [[symptom]] in many medical conditions, significantly interfering with a [[person]]'s [[quality of life]] and general [[function]]ing. Diagnosis is based on characterizing pain in various ways, according to duration, intensity, type (dull, burning, throbbing or stabbing), source, or location in [[body]]. Usually pain stops without treatment or responds to simple measures such as resting or taking an analgesic, and it is then called ‘acute’ pain. But it may also become intractable and develop into a condition called chronic pain, in which pain is no longer considered a symptom but an illness by itself. The study of pain has in recent years attracted many different fields such as [[pharmacology]], [[neurobiology]], nursing, dentistry, physiotherapy, and [[psychology]]. Pain medicine is a separate subspecialty[8] figuring under some medical specialties like [[anesthesiology]], physiatry, neurology, and [[psychiatry]].

Pain of any type is the most common reason for physician consultation in the United States, prompting half of all Americans to seek medical care annually.[7] It is a major [[symptom]] in many medical conditions, significantly interfering with a [[person]]'s [[livelinessquality of life]] and general [[function]]ing. Diagnosis is based on characterizing pain in various ways, according to duration, intensity, type (dull, burning, throbbing or stabbing), source, or location in [[body]]. Usually pain stops without treatment or responds to simple measures such as resting or taking an analgesic, and it is then called ‘acute’ pain. But it may also become intractable and develop into a condition called chronic pain, in which pain is no longer considered a symptom but an illness by itself. The study of pain has in recent years attracted many different fields such as [[pharmacology]], [[neurobiology]], nursing, dentistry, physiotherapy, and [[psychology]]. Pain medicine is a separate subspecialty[8] figuring under some medical specialties like [[anesthesiology]], physiatry, neurology, and [[psychiatry]].

Pain is part of the [[bod]]y's defense [[system]], triggering a reflex reaction to retract from a painful stimulus, and helps adjust [[behavior]] to increase avoidance of that particular harmful situation in the future. Given its significance, physical pain is also linked to various cultural, religious, philosophical, or social issues.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain]

Pain is part of the [[bod]]y's defense [[system]], triggering a reflex reaction to retract from a painful stimulus, and helps adjust [[behavior]] to increase avoidance of that particular harmful situation in the future. Given its significance, physical pain is also linked to various cultural, religious, philosophical, or social issues.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain]

[[Category: Health]]

[[Category: Health]]