Chronic pain - independent disease, in the pathogenesis of which psycho-emotional and social factors have the leading importance. In chronic pain, there may be no direct connection between the pain and caused it.
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What are the causes of chronic pain
Causes of chronic pain are unclear. When you have an injury or disease, certain nerves send pains of pain in your brain. In chronic pain, these signals continue to go for weeks, months or even years after you recover. Chronic pain can develop after a serious injury or illness, such, for example, as a back injury or hailing deprived, or may be a non-understanding reason for you. There is also the possibility that certain brain chemicals, overwhelming pain, will stop working normally.
Pain can be:
- Neurogenic pain, or neuropathic pain, which occurs during damage to the peripheral nerves or central nervous system. The pain causes the nerves themselves, and the pain of this type may not respond to treatment.
- Psychogenic pain caused by emotional or mental moments. The reason for this pain is not a disease, injury or damage to the nervous system. Psychogenic pain is not often found, but stress, depression and other mental health factors can increase pain.
- Unidentifiable pain. It may be that the reason for your pain cannot be found or identified. Analyzes and research may not show no damage, diseases or changes in soft tissues that could become a trigger mechanism for the development of pain.
What are the symptoms of chronic pain
Symptoms of chronic pain include:
- From easy to very hard pain that does not pass as expected.
- The pain shooting, burning, buttering or similar to a blow.
- Painful sensations, cramming or refractory.
Pain can lead to other problems such as:
- Fatigue that can cause irritability and loss of motivation.
- Insomnia, mostly caused by the fact that pain does not give you to sleep at night.
- Activities and increased need for rest.
- Weakened immune system, which leads to frequent infections and diseases.
- Depression, which is quite common, and which can strengthen your pain.
- Other changes in mood, such as sense of hopelessness, fear, irritability, anxiety, and stress.
- Disability that may include the inability to go to school or to work or perform daily activities.
