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Pain - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Narcotics and opiates
      - Non-narcotic: NSAIDS, tricyclic antidepressants, antiepileptic meds
    - - Physical therapy
      - Cognitive behavior coping strategies
      - Healthy lifestyle
- - - - Neurogenic inflammation causes vasodilation and chemical release that mediate cell response
        
        Pain fibers enter spinal cord by dorsal roots and ascend or descend to synapse
        
        Basic pain perception carried from spinal cord to thalamus in the brain
        
        Somatosensory cortex connected to thalamus, providing precision and meaning to injury information
        
        Midbrain modulates pain response by release of analgesic chemicals that stimulate opioid receptors throughout CNS
        
        Connection with limbic system associated with emotional experience of pain and relief response
        
        Spontaneous firing and abnormal function may occur in cases of chronic pain