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INTRODUCTION
• Pain is the most common symptom of any illness.
• The alerting function of pain evokes protective responses,
and is intended to keep tissue damage to a minimum.
• If tissue damage is unavoidable, a cascade of changes
occurs in the peripheral and central nervous system (CNS)
responsible for the perception of pain
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An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated
with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms
of such damage
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF
PAIN (IASP)
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CLASSIFICATION OF PAIN
Based on
duration
Acute
Chronic
based on
intensity
mild
Moderate
severe
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DEFENITIONS
Allodynia*
Pain due to a stimulus that does not normally provoke pain.
Analgesia
Absence of pain in response to stimulation which would normally be
painful.
Anesthesia dolorosa
Pain in an area or region which is anesthetic.
Dysesthesia
An unpleasant abnormal sensation, whether spontaneous or evoked.
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Hyperalgesia*
Increased pain from a stimulus that normally provokes pain.
Hypoalgesia
Diminished pain in response to a normally painful stimulus.
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Nociceptive Pain
(perception of noxious stimuli)
• Pain that arises from actual or threatened damage to non-neural
tissue and is due to the activation of nociceptors.
• Sensory endings that are activated by such stimuli are
known as nociceptors
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Nociceptors
A high-threshold sensory receptor of
the peripheral somatosensory nervous
system that is capable of transducing
and encoding noxious stimuli.
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• respond only to pain
• free nerve endings of primary afferent Aδ and C fibres.
• Distributed throughout the body
(skin, viscera, muscles, joints, meninges)
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1. Mechanosensitive nociceptors (of Aδ fibers), which are sensitive
to intense mechanical stimulation (such as pinching with pliers) or
injury to tissues.
2. Temperature-sensitive (thermosensitive) nociceptors (of Aδ
fibers), which are sensitive to intense heat and cold.
3. Polymodal nociceptors (of C fibers), which are sensitive to noxious
stimuli that are mechanical, thermal, or chemical in nature.
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Pain pathways – 4 stages
Transduction
• where an external
noxious stimulus is
converted into
electrophysiological
activity.
Transmission
• this coded
information is
relayed via the
spinal cord to the
brainstem and
thalamus.
modulation
• the body alters a
pain signal as it is
transmitted along
the pain pathway
Perception
• connections
between the
thalamus and higher
cortical centers
control and
integrate the
affective response to
pain.
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1. Transduction
• Peripheral activation of the nociceptors
• This occurs in the peripheral axons where primary afferent neurons
are activated by a noxious stimulus.
• Receptors found on these axons include vanilloid receptor 1, which
responds to heat, capsaicin and protons, and Mas-related G protein–
coupled receptors, which are thought to mediate nociceptive
behavior to mechanical stimuli
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2.Transmission
• pain impulses are transmitted by a 2-fiber system , includes Aδ and C
fibers.
• Both fibers end in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord
• Aδ fibers synapse with neurons in laminas I and V
• C fibers synapse in laminas I and II.
• There are three major components of the transmission system.
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1st order
neuron
The peripheral sensory
neurons with their cell
bodies residing in the
dorsal root ganglia
transmit impulses from
the site of transduction
at their peripheral
terminal to the spinal
cord where the central
terminals synapse with
second-order neurons.
2nd order
neuron
The spinal neurons are
the second component in
the transmission
network. These cells
send projections to the
thalamus and various
brainstem and
diencephalic structures.
3rd order
neuron
Finally, neurons of the
brainstem and
diencephalon form the
third component of the
transmission network as
they project to various
cortical sites.
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Dorsal horn of the spinal cord
• On entering the spinal cord from dorsal spinal roots, the pain fibers
terminate on relay neurons in dorsal horns.
• The dorsal horn can be divided histologically into ten layers called
Rexed laminae
• Laminae I-VI correspond to the dorsal horn.
• C and Aδ fibres terminate in laminae I (marginal zone) and laminae
II (substantia gelatinosa).
• Further, they are carried to the brain by the neospinothalamic tract
or the paleo spinothalamic tract.
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• DRG neurons are classically pseudo unipolar.
• Sensory neuron cell bodies are located in the dorsal root
ganglia (DRG).
• one process extends into the peripheral nerve.
• other process extends centrally, transmitting information
through the dorsal root into the spinal cord.
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The Neospinothalamic tract
• Aδ fibers terminate in the dorsal horns, cross over to the opposite
side of the cord and continue upwards to the brain as anterolateral
columns.
• Most fibers terminate in the ventro basal or posterior nuclei of the
thalamus few fibers terminate in the reticular areas.
• Signals are also sent to the somatosensory cortex.
• Glutamate is the neurotransmitter secreted in the spinal cord at Aδ
fibres.
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The Palaeospinothalamic tract
C fibers terminate in the substantia gelatinosa of dorsal horn.
They cross over to the opposite side and continue as anterolateral
ascending tracts.
terminates in brain stem in one of the following areas:
1. Reticular nuclei of medulla, pons and mesencephalon.
2. Tectal area of mesencephalon deep.10-25% of the fibers pass to the
thalamus.
3. Periaqueductal gray region surrounding the aqueduct of Sylvius.
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• The signals are relayed into the intra laminal and
ventrolateral nuclei of thalamus, hypothalamus and basal
regions of brain.
• The pain carried by slow chronic pathway is poorly
localised.
• Substance P is the neurotransmitter concerned with slow
pain
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3.MODULATION OF PAIN
• body possesses an endogenous mechanism that dissociates
and modulates (enhances or diminishes) the transmission
of pain.
• 3 mechanisms
segmental
inhibition
endogenous
opioid
system
descending
inhibitory
nerve
system
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Segmental inhibition / gate theory
(Melzack and Wall)
• the synapses between (Aδ and C fibers)and neurons in the dorsal
horn of the spinal cord can be blocked.
• occurs when large myelinated nerve fibers (Aβ) that sense touch
stimulate the inhibitory nerve in the spinal cord, which in turn
inhibits the transmission of the pain signal by C fiber afferents.
• This explains why rubbing an injury reduces the sensation of pain.
• The mechanism TENS for pain control is based on this theory.
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Endogenous Opioid System
• The endogenous opioid system arose when receptors to
opium derivatives were found in the central nervous system
(PAG, ventral medulla) and spinal cord (lamina I and II).
• they include enkephalins, endorphins, and dynorphins.
• These bind to the opioid receptors in the pain pathway and
modulate the pain signal
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Descending Inhibitory Nerve System
controls the transmission by using the neurotransmitters
serotonin and norepinephrine
These work by
(1) direct inhibition of the dorsal horn cells transmitting pain.
(2) inhibition of excitatory dorsal horn neurons that work to
enhance/ exacerbate the transmission of pain.
(3) excitation of inhibitor neurons in the dorsal horn.
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4. PERCEPTION OF PAIN
A complex network of cortical structures is activated during pain perception.
four cortical structures important for the perception of pain .
1.Somatosensory cortex (SI)
2.secondary somatosensory cortex (SII)
3. ACC
4.insular cortex (IC)
(SI and SII) -sensory discriminative aspect of pain
ACC and IC - affective component of pain.
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OROFACIAL PAIN PATHWAY
• Pain and temperature information from receptors in the face is
carried into the brain on the fifth nerve.
• The cell bodies of the first order neurons are in the trigeminal
ganglion
• the central processes of the cells make synapses in a nucleus in the
medulla known as the spinal trigeminal nucleus.
• This nucleus is actually continuous with the dorsal horn of the
spinal cord.
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• Second-order neurons located in the spinal trigeminal nucleus
send their axons across the midline to form the ventral
trigeminothalamic tract.
• travels to the ventral posterior medial(VPM) nucleus of the
thalamus
• Third-order neurons in the ventral posterior nucleus and in
other thalamic nuclei then project to the cortex via the internal
capsule.
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Visceral pain
A striking characteristic of the brain is that although it receives and
processes nociceptive information, the brain itself has no sensation of pain.
• During brain surgery, the patient is often awake and has no pain
sensation from the brain tissue itself.
• The structures that have to be anesthetized during brain surgery
are the dura mater, the bones of the skull, and the extracranial soft
tissues.
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• The visceral pain in the thorax and abdominal cavity is transmitted
through the C fibers.
• The visceral pain fibers synapse in the spinal cord on same second
order neurons that receive pain signals from the skin fibers.
• Hence pain in the remote or deep seated organs is experienced in
the skin which have a common embryological dermatomal origin.
• This is called as referred pain.
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1. PHARMACOLOGICAL METHODS
A. Paracetamol
B. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
C. Opioids
D. Antidepressants
E. Anticonvulsants
F. Antiarrhythmics
G. Topical analgesics
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A. Paracetamol
• the first-line analgesic for all pain states
• analgesic and antipyretic
• mode of action is still uncertain
• thought to act centrally near the hypothalamus and
possibly through a COX-3 mechanism.
• action on serotoninergic systems and a peripheral action on
bradykinin-sensitive chemoreceptors.
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phenazone
• antipyretic and anti-inflammatory
• COX-3 mechanism in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord.
• 500 mg to 1 g orally
• poorer safety profile
• cause agranulocytosis, anaphylaxis, haemolysis and
nephrotoxicity.
• rarely used as an oral analgesic and its use is restricted in
many countries.
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D . Antidepressants
Tricyclic antidepressants
• TCAs inhibit the reuptake of noradrenaline (NA) and serotonin
(5-HT)
• Amitriptyline is the prototypic
• first choice in the treatment of peripheral and central
neuropathic pain
• prevention of tension headaches and migraines or as analgesics
in LBP and fibromyalgia.
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Serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake
inhibitors
• venlafaxine, duloxetine, and milnacipran
• should not be used in patients who are severely hypertensive or
with a history of cardiac failure, coronary artery disease or ECG
abnormalities
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E. Anticonvulsants
Gabapentin/pregabalin
• act on presynaptic Ca 2 + channels which causes reduction in
neurotransmission in abnormally active sensory neurons.
• first choice treatments of all types of peripheral neuropathic Pain
• sedation and dizziness.
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Carbamazepine
• blocks voltage gated Na + channels
• principal indication- trigeminal neuralgia (TN).
• dizziness and sedation, hepatitis, skin toxicity, and
hyponatraemia.
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F. Antiarrhythmics
Mexiletine
diabetic peripheral neuropathy ,spinal cord injury pain and HIV
associated pain.
prominent GI and neurological side effects
initiated at low dose, gradually titrated up, and patient carefully
monitored for side effects.
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G. Topical analgesics
1. Topical NSAIDs
2. Topical lidocaine patches (5 % )- postherpetic neuralgia
3. Capsaicin - patch (8%, Qutenza)- neuropathic pains
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Novel and atypical agents
Ketamine
• intravenous anaesthetic agent
• analgesic at subanaesthetic doses
• Uses - phantom limb, PHN, and central pain
• confusion, hallucinations, delirium
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Baclofen
• GABA B agonist
• depress
synaptic
transmission
• trigeminal
neuralgia.
Clonidine
• selective α-2
agonist
• Similar
analgesic effect
to opiates
• No respiratory
depression and
less abuse
potential
• PHN and
diabetic
neuropathy
Ziconitide
• synthetic
derivative of a
toxin
• Binds
irreversibly to
calcium
channels.
• severe,
intractable
pain.
Calcitonin
• osteoporotic
vertebral
wedge
fractures.
Cannabinoids
• cancer pain
• Central
neuropathic
pain
• multiple
sclerosis (MS).
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2.INTERVENTIONAL THERAPIES
1. Peripheral nerve blocks
2. Specific nerve blocks
Occipital nerve
Trigeminal nerve-mental, infraorbital, IANB
3. Plexus blocks
brachial, lumbar, and sacral.
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4. Neurolytic blocks
• placing a toxic chemical in or around a nerve in order to
permanently disrupt its function.
• phenol, ethyl alcohol and glycerol.
• Trigeminal ganglion block
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Other interventional techniques
used in chronic pain
1. Intra-articular injections
• LA and steroids
• Arthritis
• short-term symptomatic relief
2. Botulinum toxin
• blocks the release of acetylcholine from the NMJ and reduces
spasticity.
• Myofacial pain syndrome.
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3. Cryoanalgesia
• relief of pain by the application of cold
• application of a cryoprobe to a nerve in order to produce nerve
injury by freezing the nerve (cryoneurolysis).
• results in axonal disruption followed by degeneration of the axon
distal to lesion with the preservation of the fibrous architecture
• Intercostal nerves, spinal nerve roots, the greater occipital nerves,
and neuromas.
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4. Radiofrequency (RF) lesioning
• produces heat within tissues by applying a high frequency current
between 2 electrodes
• one within the tissue and one on the surface of the body.
• results in thermocoagulation
• trigeminal neuralgia
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1. Transcutaneous electrical
nerve stimulation
• TENS units deliver electrical impulses activating sensory nerve afferents,
particularly A β fibres, responsible for touch sensation.
• gate control theory of Melzac and Wall
• A β afferents would obtund incoming pain signals at the spinal segmental level.
• Acute pain- acute back pain, orofacial and dental pain, fractured ribs.
• Chronic pain- OA and RA, postherpetic neuralgia, TN, peripheral neuropathies
• contraindications — pacemakers, implanted defibrillators, epilepsy, and
pregnancy
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2. Spinal cord stimulation
electrodes implanted in the epidural space to deliver electrical
impulses which excite fibres and neurons in the spinal cord.
produce a pleasant paraesthesia over the painful region.
• Failed back surgery syndrome with radicular pain
• CRPS
• Neuropathic pain secondary to nerve injury
• Refractory angina
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3. Deep brain stimulation
long-term implantation of stimulating electrodes
Indications
• Post-traumatic brain injury
• Poststroke pain
• Thalamic syndrome
• Cranial nerve pain:
• Anaesthesia dolorosa
• Dental pain
• Postherpetic pain.
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4. Motor cortex stimulation
involves the stimulation of motor cortex, using an implanted electrode plate
Indications
Intractable neuropathic pain syndromes.
Central
• Spinal cord injury
• Thalamic stroke/lesion.
Peripheral
• Trigeminal neuropathic pain
• Peripheral nerve injury
• Phantom pain or plexus avulsion.
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4. SURGICAL TECHNIQUES- Trigeminal Neuralgia
1. Microvascular decompression
• gold standard surgical treatment
• posterior fossa craniotomy
• visualize the whole extent of the nerve from the root entry zone into the pons
to Meckel’s cave and identify the possible source of vascular compression.
• superior cerebellar artery is the most common culprit
• Nerve root decompressed by gentle dissection of vessel from the nerve root
• separated by placement of interposing material
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2. Partial sensory rhizotomy (PSR)
• Partial section of trigeminal sensory root is done
• Best for pain in maxillary (V2) and mandibular (V3) divisions.
Complications of MVD and PSR
• Death
• Posterior fossa haematoma/infarction
• Ipsilateral deafness
• Trigeminal sensory loss/dysesthesia.
• Other cranial nerve deficits (IV and VII)
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3. Percutaneous Ablative Treatments
• involve passage of a needle, under brief GA, through the
foramen ovale under X-ray control to target the trigeminal
ganglion.
• The ganglion is then lesioned using either radiofrequency
thermocoagulation (RTC), glycerol rhizotomy (GR), or
balloon compression (BC).
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4.Stereotactic radiosurgery
• single high dose of radiation to a well-defined Target.
• Gamma knife
• SRS induces demyelination and inflammation of trigeminal nerve and selective
damage to less myelinated pain fibres
• Advantages
• • Non-invasive
• • No sedation/anaesthesia required
• • Low rates of facial numbness and anaesthesia dolorosa.
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Physical therapies
Physiotherapy
• form of treatment which employs physical approaches to
promote, maintain, and restore physical, psychological, and
social wellbeing.
• manual therapy, the application of electrophysical modalities,
and therapeutic exercises.
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Acupuncture
treatment modality of piercing the skin with fine needles to
elicit a therapeutic effect.
Therapeutic effects
• Local release of trophic and vasoactive neuropeptides
• Segmental modulation
• descending inhibitory pathways.
• Generally (release of neuropeptides and hormones into the blood and CSF).
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