Pain less than 6 months

The action of being dependent to a particular thing or substance

Pain reliever

Pain lasting longer than 6 months

The maximum level of pain that a patient can tolerate

Pain that is unresponsive to conventional treatment options

Chronic pain sufferers may have periods of acute pain

The patient's body is dependent upon the drug to function

The upper limit of tolerance to pain

pain is caused by damage or diseases affecting the somatosensory nervous system.

The ability or wiliness to tolerate something

Programs that can employ pain management: massage therapy, analgesics medication, PT epidural steroid injection and acupuncture

Examples of this are sprain, bone fractures, burns, bumps, and bruises.

An unpleasant physical & mental reaction when abruptly stopping an addictive drug

sacrum, heels, elbow, shoulders, back of head, scapula, ear, spine, greater trochanter, knee