Longnecker's Anesthesiology > Chapter 90. Mechanisms of Chronic Pain >
Pain Hypersensitivity
... Nociceptive pain is characterized by a clear relationship between stimulus intensity (once threshold has been exceeded) and the response or pain perception until tissue ...

Principles & Practice of Pain Medicine > Chapter 3. Pathophysiology of Pain >
Peripheral Sensitization
... or thinly myelinated A afferent fibers convey pain sensation. Minor irritation of tissue in a neuron's receptive field results in the release of inflammatory mediators, which is often ...

Longnecker's Anesthesiology > Chapter 61. Anesthesia for Obstetric Care and Gynecologic Surgery > Anesthesia for Gynecologic Surgery > Intraoperative Considerations and Management >
Gender Differences in Sensitivity to Pain
... believed to be responsible for women reporting pain that is more severe, frequent, and of longer duration than that experienced by men. 136 Although gender role expectations may be partially ...

Principles & Practice of Pain Medicine > Chapter 4. Definitions and Classification of Pain > Definitions >
Pain threshold
... The least experience of pain that a subject can ...

Principles & Practice of Pain Medicine > Chapter 4. Definitions and Classification of Pain > Definitions >
Pain tolerance level
... The greatest level of pain a subject is prepared to ...