Other Definitions of Pain
Persistent (or ‘chronic’) Pain
Persistent (or chronic) Pain is pain that outlasts the healing process (usually taken to be less than 3-6 months).
Complex Pain
Pain of high intensity associated with significant disability and/or distress.
Allodynia
Pain from an innocuous stimulus.
Hyperalgesia
Increased pain from a stimulus that doesn’t normally provoke pain e.g. light touch.