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Physical Agents
Types of Pain (PTA)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pain that lasts during the time of healing | Acute Pain |
| There IS a known causative factor/etiology | Acute Pain |
| Well-localized & defined | Acute Pain |
| Pain will last as long as the noxious stimulus persists | Acute Pain |
| Pain that lasts beyond the time of healing | Chronic Pain |
| Activation of abnormal neurological responses | Chronic Pain |
| Pain continues after noxious stimuli ceases | Chronic Pain |
| Associated with physical, psychological, social dysfunction | Chronic Pain |
| Experience pain in one area with the injury in another area | Referred Pain |
| Can go from joint to joint | Referred Pain |
| Can go from a peripheral nerve to its distal innervation | Referred Pain |
| Can go from an organ to outside tissues | Referred Pain |