17 June 2009
Pain is a multifaceted sensory and emotional experience that is usually unpleasant.
Your pain may change in:
- Intensity (mild, moderate or severe);
- Quality (sharp, burning or dull);
- Duration (transient, intermittent or persistent); and
- Location (superficial or deep, localized or diffused).
Depending on the cause of your condition, your pain may possibly feel like one or more of the following:
| Pricking |
Pulling |
Aching |
Boring |
| Cutting |
Drilling |
Dull |
Freezing |
| Heavy |
Hot |
Lancinating |
Penetrating |
| Pinching |
Pressing |
Pounding |
Shooting |
| Smarting |
Throbbing |
Tingling |
Burning |
| Cramping |
Cold |
Electric shock-like |
Ice-like |
| Numbness |
Piercing |
Pins & needles |
Sharp |
| Stabbing |
Stinging |
Squeezing |
Tightening |
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