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manual [2024/10/16 16:12] – [Types of Pain Signals] andrewtaustinmanual [2024/10/16 16:16] (current) – [Application of IEMT Techniques to Pain Management] andrewtaustin
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   * **Modulation**: At the spinal cord, neurotransmitters can either amplify or dampen the pain signal.   * **Modulation**: At the spinal cord, neurotransmitters can either amplify or dampen the pain signal.
   * **Perception**: The brain interprets these signals as pain, influenced by both physical and psychological factors.   * **Perception**: The brain interprets these signals as pain, influenced by both physical and psychological factors.
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   - The pain that is current   - The pain that is current
   - The pain that is anticipated   - The pain that is anticipated
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 In addition, the practitioner needs to consider the response to the pain, which may be adaptive or maladaptive. Pain leads to suffering, and in some instances, alleviating the pain does not necessarily change the experience of suffering, depending on how the person has adapted to it. Alcohol and drug use, self-harm, social withdrawal, self-pity, etc, may continue long after pain has been alleviated. In addition, the practitioner needs to consider the response to the pain, which may be adaptive or maladaptive. Pain leads to suffering, and in some instances, alleviating the pain does not necessarily change the experience of suffering, depending on how the person has adapted to it. Alcohol and drug use, self-harm, social withdrawal, self-pity, etc, may continue long after pain has been alleviated.
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