An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage.
Nociceptive : Caused due to damage to body tissues Stimulation of peripheral nociceptors in the skin, joint and muscle e.g. Arthritic pain, Visceral Pain.
Neuropathic : Caused due to damage to the nervous system Absence of a continuous nociceptive input e.g. Sciatica, Post-herpetic Pain.
Peripheral Neuralagia : PNS association e.g. post-herpetic neuralgia, diabetic neuropathy.
Central Neuralgia: CNS association e.g. post-stroke pain, and post- spinal cord injury pain.
