Title: Explain the science of physiological and mental pain.
Course: Sports Medicine/Athletic Training II (14062-II) > Section: Understanding Pain Management Protocols

Explanation should include

- definition of pain from the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
- neurobiological basis of pain
- biopsychosocial model of pain
- types of pain (e.g., neuropathic)
- acute, sub-acute, and chronic pain, including pain generation
- spinal and brain modulation, behavioral adaptation and maladaptation, and the continuum from acute to chronic disabling pain
- the underlying science of pain relief.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the IASP definition of pain?
- How can a medical professional get a patient to describe physiological pain?
- What assessment tools can be used to help patients describe physiological pain? How do tools differ for describing mental pain?
- How are pain and levels of pain categorized?