感覺接受性疼痛是最常見的痛症,是當一種可接收痛覺的神經細胞受到如物理損傷和極端溫度等刺激而引起的疼痛。4,5
瘀傷、燒傷、骨折、關節炎或扭傷等都可以引起感覺接受性疼痛。4
我們關注的痛症包括
感覺接受性疼痛
神經痛症
神經痛屬於慢性疼痛,是指身體因神經受損或病變而造成的長期痛楚。6,7 病人會感到痲痺和像觸電、針刺或火燒般的痛楚。6,7
神經痛症的成因包括:椎間盤突出、糖尿病變、帶狀皰疹(生蛇)和神經損傷(如三叉神經)等。6–8
關節痛
關節痛非常普遍,病人可能會感到關節僵硬、疼痛或酸痛,亦可伴隨灼熱或抽痛的感覺。9 退化性關節炎、類風濕性關節炎和痛風都是關節痛的常見成因。9,10
關節痛會影響關節功能,限制病人的基本活動能力,降低病人的生活質素。9 簡單的帶氧運動、熱敷或凍敷患處和一些藥物可有助病人紓緩痛感。9
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