The Perception of Pain We are able to recognize pain, an unpleasant sensory and psychological experience, from actual or potential damage to tissue due to pathways that communicate to the brain. Pain receptors, or nociceptors, are activated from the site and play an active role in letting the body know that something is not right. There are endless possibilities linked to the cause of pain. Acute pain is complex and can be difficult to diagnose as much as it is to treat. Acute pain is self-limiting and may stay for as short as a few hours or as long as...

We all love taking the best care for our skin, and we always seem to get attracted to ads that promise us certain results that we are looking for. Those words we read while we shop in stores or look online bate and reel many of us to purchase and them regardless of the cost. Although the products advertised does its job by cleansing the skin to help with certain problems, there is another complication that comes with its use. The amount of harmful chemicals added in most skin care products are absorbed by your skin and has the potential...

Life with Chronic Pain Pain is something everyone can relate to on some level because we understand the sensation is something that is not comfortable. Chronic pain tends to loom when a person is diagnosed with an illness, cancer, or is a burn survivor. For some the pain is something that will come and go and for others, it is constant. Having chronic pain can ruin a person’s life, self-esteem, and independency. The extreme changes an individual goes through is perhaps one of the saddest thing. Loved ones may feel as if they lost their father, mother, loved one, friend,...