RT Book, Section
A1 Ragan, Brian G.
A2 Starkey, Chad
SR Print(0)
ID 1163446978
T1 The Physiology and Psychology of Pain
T2 Therapeutic Modalities, 4e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB F. A. Davis Company
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803625938
LK fadavisat.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163446978
RD 2024/10/09
AB Of  all  the  components  of  the  injury  response,  none  is  less  consistent  or  less  understood  than  an  individual's  response  to  pain.  The  perception  of  pain  is  a  primal  property  of  the  nervous  system  and  inherent  to  all  people.  Pain  is  more  than  a  sensation.  It  is  an  "experience"  involving  the  interaction  thoughts,  emotions,  and  past  experiences  leading  to  sensory  and  motor  responses.61  Acute  pain  is  the  primary  reason  people  seek  medical  attention  and  the  major  complaint  that  they  describe  on  initial  evaluation.  Chronic  pain  may  be  more  debilitating  than  the  trauma  itself  and  may  become  emotionally  and  physically  debilitating.62,63