Understanding your painUnderstanding your pain

Chronic pain affects 97 million American and costs about $100

billion each year.

(Statistic from Brain Facts, Society for Neuroscience, 2008)

What is pain?

Nociceptive pain

Types of nociceptive pain

Somatic Visceral

Non-nociceptor pain

Types on non-nociceptive pains

Nerve or neuropathic Sympathetic

Brain tissue is not sensitive to pain! The brain itself does not have any receptors for pain. In fact, most brain surgery is performed using a local anesthetic only. The meninges (coverings of the brain), however, are very sensitive to pain.

Assess your pain

Treating your pain

Take control of your pain

Don’t delay…Treat pain today!