Pain comes from the communication between your nerves, spinal cord, and brain. Depending on the underlying cause, your pain may be acute, chronic, neuropathi… See more

Acute pain is short-term pain that comes on suddenly and has a specific cause, usually tissue injury. Generally, it lasts for fewer than six months and goes away once the underlying … See more

Pain that lasts for more than six months, even after the original injury has healed, is considered chronic.
Chronic pain can last for years and range from mild t… See more

Nociceptive pain is the most common type of pain. It’s caused by stimulation of nociceptors, which are pain receptors for tissue injury.
You have n… See more

Neuropathic pain results from damage to or dysfunction of your nervous system. This results in damaged or dysfunctional nerves misfiring pain signals. This pain seems to come out o… See more