RT Book, Section
A1 Liebano, Richard E.
A2 Bellew, James W.
A2 Nolan, Thomas P.
SR Print(0)
ID 1187662301
T1 Mechanisms of Pain and use of Therapeutic Modalities
T2 Michlovitz’s Modalities for Therapeutic Intervention, 7e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB F. A. Davis Company
PP New York, NY
SN 9781719641999
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1187662301
RD 2024/04/16
AB Pain  is  the  most  prevalent  symptom  and  most  common  complaint  among  patients  seeking  rehabilitation  services.  The  International  Association  for  the  Study  of  Pain  (IASP)  defines  pain  as  “an  unpleasant  sensory  and  emotional  experience  associated  with  actual  or  potential  tissue  damage,  or  described  in  terms  of  such  damage”  (www.iasp-pain.org).1  Perception  of  pain  is  influenced  by  a  variety  of  factors  such  as  cultural  differences,  motivation,  emotional  states,  and  past  experiences  with  pain.2  Although  clinicians  often  treat  patients  with  pain  with  the  goal  of  reducing  or  eliminating  pain,  pain  is  an  important  protective  sensation  with  significant  biological  meaning.  In  this  manner,  pain  can  serve  as  an  indicator  of  pathology,  physical  stress,  or  injury.  Therefore,  when  pain  is  present,  treatment  should  not  be  simply  aimed  at  eliminating  the  pain  but  rather  eliminating  the  underlying  cause  of  the  pain.