疼痛的感觉涉及您的神经，脊髓和大脑之间的交流。根据根本原因，有不同类型的疼痛。
我们都以不同的方式感到痛苦，因此您可能会发现很难描述您对他人的痛苦类型。您还可以一次体验多种类型的疼痛，这只会增加困难。
了解不同类型的疼痛可以使您更容易与医生交谈并描述症状。继续阅读以了解一些主要类型的痛苦及其感受。
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 cause is treated.
在逐渐改善之前，急性疼痛倾向于开始尖锐或强烈。
急性疼痛的常见原因包括：
- 骨折
- surgery
- dental work
- 劳动和分娩
- cuts
- 烧伤
Pain that lasts for more than six months, even after the original injury has healed, is considered chronic.
慢性疼痛在任何一天，可以持续数年，从轻度到重度不等。这很普遍，影响了估计的
虽然过去受伤或损害会导致慢性疼痛，但有时没有明显的原因。
Without proper management, chronic pain can start to impact your quality of life. As a result, people living with chronic pain may develop symptoms of anxiety or depression.
Other symptoms that can accompany chronic pain include:
- tense muscles
- 能源短缺
- limited mobility
Some common examples of chronic pain include:
- 经常头痛
- 神经损伤疼痛
- low back pain
- arthritis pain
- fibromyalgiapain
伤害性疼痛是最常见的疼痛类型。它是由伤害感受器刺激引起的，这些伤害感受器是组织损伤的疼痛受体。
You have nociceptors throughout your body, especially in your skin and internal organs. When they’re stimulated by potential harm, such as a cut or other injury, they send electrical signals to your brain, causing you to feel the pain.
This type of pain you usually feel when you have any type of injury or inflammation. Nociceptive pain can be either acute or chronic. It can also be further classified as being eithervisceral or somatic.
Visceral pain
内脏疼痛是由于伤害或内部器官损害而导致的。您可以在身体的树干区域中感觉到它，其中包括胸部，腹部和骨盆。通常很难确定内脏疼痛的确切位置。
内脏疼痛通常被描述为：
- 压力
- aching
- squeezing
- cramping
您可能还会注意到其他症状，例如恶心或呕吐，以及体温，心率或血压的变化。
Examples of things that cause visceral pain include:
- 胆结石
- appendicitis
- irritable bowel syndrome
躯体
体细胞疼痛是由组织中疼痛受体而不是内部器官刺激引起的。这包括您的皮肤，肌肉，关节，结缔组织和骨骼。通常更容易确定躯体疼痛而不是内脏疼痛的位置。
躯体pain usually feels like a constant aching or gnawing sensation.
它可以进一步归类为深层或肤浅的：
For example, a tear in a tendon will cause deep somatic pain, while a canker sore on your inner check causes superficial somatic pain.
躯体疼痛的例子包括：
- 骨折
- 紧张的肌肉
- connective tissue diseases, such as osteoporosis
- 影响皮肤或骨骼的癌症
- skin cuts, scrapes, and burns
- 关节疼痛，包括关节炎疼痛
神经性疼痛神经系统的损害或功能障碍导致。这会导致疼痛信号损坏或功能失调的神经。这种痛苦似乎无处不在，而不是回应任何特定伤害。
您可能会因通常不痛苦的事情而感到痛苦，例如冷空气或皮肤上的衣服。
神经性疼痛is described as:
- burning
- freezing
- numbness
- tingling
- shooting
- stabbing
- 电击
糖尿病is a common cause of neuropathic pain. Other sources of nerve injury or dysfunction that can lead to neuropathic pain include:
- 长期饮酒
- 事故
- infections
- 面神经问题，例如Bell’s palsy
- 脊髓炎症或压缩
- shingles
- carpal tunnel syndrome
- 艾滋病病毒
- 中枢神经系统疾病，例如multiple sclerosis或者Parkinson’s disease
- radiation
- chemotherapy drugs
Pain is a very personal experience that varies from person to person. What feels very painful to one person may only feel like mild pain to another. And other factors, such as your emotional state and overall physical health, can play a big role in how you feel pain.
Describing your pain accurately can make it easier for your doctor to find the cause of your pain and recommend the right treatment. If possible, write down details of your pain before your appointment to help you be as clear as possible.
这是您的医生想知道的一些事情：
- how long you’ve had the pain
- how often your pain occurs
- 是什么带来了你的痛苦
- 哪些活动或动作会使您的痛苦更好或更糟
- 你感到痛苦的地方
- whether your pain is localized to one spot or spread out
- if your pain comes and goes or is constant
一定要使用的话,最好的describes the type of pain you feel.
这里有几句话要考虑：
- burning
- 锋利的
- dull
- 激烈的
- aching
- cramping
- shooting
- stabbing
- gnawing
- gripping
- 压力
- 重的
- 投标
- prickly
- 刺痛
Keeping a pain diary to track your symptoms can also be helpful. Take note of things like:
- when it starts
- how long it lasts
- how it feels
- where you feel it
- how severe it is on a scale of 1 to 10
- 是什么带来或引发了痛苦
- what, if anything, made it better
- 任何使用的药物或治疗
如果您确实保留疼痛日记，请确保将其带到下一个医生的约会中。