Analgesia

Authors

Affiliations

Nate Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Analgesia refers to absence of the spontaneous report of pain or pain behaviors in response to stimulation that would normally be expected to be painful. The term implies a defined stimulus and a defined response. Analgesic responses can be tested in nonhuman as well as humans¹

References

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Ballantyne J, Fishman S, Rathmell JP, eds. Bonica’s Management of Pain. 5th ed. Wolters Kluwer; 2019.