Massage Science with Eric Purves

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Pain Education, No Script Provided Ep 4. Definitions and Clinical Descriptors

Pain Education, No Script Provided Ep 4. Definitions and Clinical Descriptors11 dec 202552 min

Send us Fan Mail We examine the IASP definition of pain, why shared language matters, and how sloppy semantics derail research and care. We contrast barriers to recovery with causes, clarify differences between nociceptors and nociception, and use sensitization and nociplastic as hypotheses that guide better reasoning. • using the IASP definition to ground assessment • distinguishing nociceptors, neurons, and nociception • reframing biopsychosocial as barriers to recovery • identifying sensi...