In general, pain is divided into different types as follows:

• Nerve Pain/Neuropathic Pain: A pain that can feel like shooting or burning and is often chronic. It is usually the result of nerve damage or a malfunctioning nervous system of your body.
• Psychogenic Pain: This is a type of pain that is associated with psychological factors. Here, mental or emotional problems can prolong the pain that patients feel. Some of the most common psychogenic pain include muscle pains, back pain, stomach pain, and headaches.
• Musculoskeletal Pain: We use the term musculoskeletal pain to refer to the type of pain that you may have in your muscles, ligaments, tendons, and bones. Wear and tear of daily activities can usually damage these tissues, so you should be careful when you move too much or do any strenuous activities.
• Chronic Muscle Pain/Myofascial Pain Syndrome: This type of pain refers to the pain and inflammation in the body’s soft tissues. It is a chronic condition that may affect the connective tissues in a muscle group or a single muscle.
• Abdominal pain: Commonly known as bellyache, abdominal pain is another type of pain that we can help you alleviate at AZ Pain Medicine Clinic. The conditions that are commonly related to this pain include constipation, stomach virus, indigestion, and menstrual cramps for women.
• Joint Pain: Joint pain is a type of pain that associates with your joints. The damage to the joints from disease or injury can interfere with your movements.
• Central Pain Syndrome: This is a neurological condition that results from a dysfunction in the central nervous system.
• Diabetes-Related Nerve Pain (Neuropathy): This refers to the damage in the nerves that are supposed to allow you to feel sensations. For a safe and effective alleviation of this pain, we advise that you discuss treatment plans with your doctor.
• Trigeminal Neuralgia: This is an ongoing pain condition that affects certain nerves in your face. The pain you feel is similar to an electric shock, which can sometimes be intense.
• Phantom Pain: This pain refers to painful sensations that feel as though they are coming from a missing limb.

We believe that each patient’s case is unique. Knowing the type of pain that you’re suffering from will help our pain doctors at AZ Pain Medicine Clinic come up with alternative pain management short-term plan that could be effective for you.

Why Is It Important To Alleviate Pain?

Pain can stay in one place or can spread around the body for a short or long period of time. Regardless of the duration and location, pain can affect a patient’s quality of life.

Below are some areas of your life that may be affected if you do not alleviate your pain:

• Sleep. Pain can disrupt your sleep, which can also lead to other more serious conditions. Disruptions in sleep can result in physical and mental exhaustion and poor-quality health overall.
• Appetite. Pain can also disrupt your appetite. It can cause changes in how a person behaves towards food. The patient may either suffer from the loss of appetite or may feel anxious and excessively eager to eat. Both of these conditions will later have an effect on one’s health.
• Mood and Mental Health. Pain can also affect the mood and mental health of patients. People experiencing pain oftentimes show sadness, irritability, and an outburst of anger, which can result in frequent conflicts with friends and family. These unstable moods can affect one’s quality of living since they can eliminate social life and encourage psychological isolation.

Alleviating your pain as soon as it occurs will be a key component to improving your quality of life. At AZ Pain Medicine Clinic, our pain care experts can provide you with a prognosis for your pain and suggest treatments that are best for you.