Pain Mechanisms: Myths


Pain Mechanisms  
 

Myths
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  1. Pain always is a helpful sign because it helps the person seek medical attention for its physical cause.

  2. Having pain means that the disease is getting worse.

  3. Unrelieved pain has psychological consequences, but is not physically harmful.

  4. Because of developmental processes, it is common for neonates and elderly people to experience little or no pain after a large amount of tissue damage.

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