Pain. What is this feeling - everyone knows. Despite the fact that it is very unpleasant, its function is useful. After all, severe pain is a signal of the body, which is aimed at drawing a person’s attention to problems in the body. If the relationship with him is in order, then you can easily distinguish the pain that arose after exercise from the one that appeared after a very spicy meal.
Most often it is divided into two types: primary and secondary. Other names are epicritical and protopathic.
Primary Pain
Primary is pain that is caused directly by some kind of injury. It can be a sharp pain after a needle prick. This type is very sharp and strong, but after the impact of the damaging object stops, the primary pain immediately disappears.
It often happens that the pain after the disappearance of the traumatic effect does not disappear, but acquires the status of a chronic disease. Sometimes it can persistso long that even doctors cannot determine the cause of it in the first place.
Secondary pain
Secondary pain is already pulling. At the same time, it is very difficult to indicate the place in which it is localized. In such a situation, it is customary to talk about a pain syndrome that requires treatment.
Why does pain occur?
So, the person has secondary pain. What is this syndrome? What are its reasons? After tissue damage occurs, pain receptors send an appropriate signal to the central nervous system, that is, the brain and spinal cord. This process is associated with electrical impulses and the release of special substances that are responsible for the transmission of nerve signals between neurons. Since the human nervous system is a rather complex system with many connections, in the management of sensations associated with pain, there are often failures in which neurons send pain impulses even when there are no stimuli.
Localization of pain sensations
According to localization, the syndrome is divided into two forms: local and projection. If the failure happened somewhere on the periphery of the human nervous system, then the pain syndrome almost exactly coincides with the damaged area. This includes pain after visiting the dentist.
If the failure happened in the central nervous system, then a projection form appears. This includes phantom, wandering pains.
Depth of pain
According to this characteristic, visceral and somatic are divided.
Visceral pain is a sensation from the internal organs.
Somatic pain is perceived as joint, muscle and skin pain.
There are symptoms that need urgent attention.
Very severe, sharp pain in the head that has never been seen before
In this case, you need to urgently consult a doctor. It can be both pain from a cold, and a brain hemorrhage, which is already much more serious. If there is no certainty about the reason that caused such a feeling, then you need to undergo a medical examination or call an ambulance. Treating acute pain before the cause is identified is not the best option. The main symptom is that the sensation passes before the injury heals. Proper diagnosis is very important.
Pain in the throat, chest, jaw, arm, shoulder or abdomen
If there is chest pain, it may be a bad sign of pneumonia or a heart attack. But you need to know that with heart disease, there is usually some discomfort, not pain. What is discomfort in such diseases? Some complain of tightness in the chest, as if someone is sitting on top.
Discomfort associated with heart disease can be felt in the upper chest, as well as in the jaw or throat, left arm or shoulder, and in the abdomen. All this can be accompanied by nausea. So, if a person constantly experiences something like this and knows that he belongs to a grouprisk, you need to urgently check. After all, very often people miss time because they misinterpret the symptoms of pain. Doctors say that the discomfort that occurs from time to time should also be taken seriously. It may be associated with physical stress, emotional distress, or excitement. If this is experienced after gardening, and then passes during rest, then this is most likely angina pectoris, the attacks of which most often occur in hot or cold weather. Discomfort and pain in women with cardiovascular diseases are implicit. They can masquerade as symptoms of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, which include discomfort in the abdomen, bloating. After menopause, the risk of these diseases increases dramatically. Therefore, you need to be attentive to your he alth.
Pain in the lower back or between the shoulder blades
Some doctors say it's a sign of arthritis. But there are other options to keep in mind. It could be a gastrointestinal disease or a heart attack. In a particular case, aching pain in these places may be a symptom of aortic dissection. In people who are at risk for diseases associated with the heart and blood vessels, the integrity of the organs may be impaired. These people include those with excessively high blood pressure, circulation problems, as well as smokers and diabetics.
Severe abdominal pain
This includes inflammation of the appendix, problems with the pancreas and gallbladder, as well as stomach ulcers and other disorders thatcause pain in the abdomen. Need to see a doctor.
Pain in calf muscles
Thrombosis is a very serious disease. It feels intense pain. What is thrombosis? This is when a blood clot occurs in the veins, causing discomfort. A large number of people are affected by this disease. Its danger lies in the fact that part of such a clot comes off, which leads to death. Risk factors are advanced age, cancer, low mobility after prolonged bed rest, obesity, pregnancy. Sometimes there is no pain, but only swelling. In any case, it is best to seek help immediately.
Heat in the legs
This problem is familiar to many diabetics. It was through her that this dangerous disease was revealed. Some people don't know they have diabetes. So the heat in the legs is one of the first signs. A tingling or burning sensation in the legs may indicate damaged nerves.
Disseminated pains, as well as combined pains
Various physical, painful symptoms often occur in depressive states. Patients may complain of soreness in the limbs or abdomen, diffuse pain in the head, and sometimes both. Due to the fact that discomfort may be chronic and not felt strongly, patients and their families may simply ignore such symptoms. And the stronger the depressive disorder, the more difficult it is for a person to describe the sensations. Pain after psychological trauma is often difficult to explain. It can be misleadingdoctors. That is why it is necessary to identify other symptoms before making a diagnosis of depression. If you lose interest in life, you cannot think and work with high efficiency, and there are quarrels with people, you need to get the help of a doctor. When something hurts, you do not need to endure silently. After all, depression is not just a deterioration in the state and quality of life. It needs to be treated very aggressively before it has time to cause major changes.
All of the above types of pain are dangerous, as they can be symptoms of serious diseases. Therefore, at the slightest sign, you should immediately seek help from doctors. After all, the essence of pain lies in the fact that a person understands that something is wrong in the body. In addition to unpleasant sensations and significant changes in the human body, pain can lead to sad consequences, the worst of which is death.
