It is important to recognize and acknowledge pain at its initial phase, because having some time to prepare for it can give inestimate advantage. And yous should understand the difference between the two main types of pain: acute and chronic.

Chronic pain is the type of pain that persists over time. It lasts from a few months up to several years, unless addressed by a specialist. This type of pain can be sorted into three kinds:

• incident pain – caused by any sort of movement
• anticipatory pain – caused by anxiety and fear,
• remembered pain – caused by psychological reaction to a particular situation experienced in the past

Acute pain is caused by other factors and has a totally different mechanism. It can cause various side-effects and needs to be addressed quickly. However, on of the main aspects when dealing with acute pain is pain threshold. It varies significantly among people and there are numerous reasons that can raise and lower pain threshold. Understanding this difference is critical for pain management because what may seem insignificant for one person, can be experienced as a fatal pain by another.

The two types of pain described above also have their own methods of therapy. Chronic pain can sometimes be treated even without medications by techniques such as yoga, qigong, meditation, massage, relaxation, etc. Acute pain is usually treated on a short term basis with analgesics such as Tramadol and many others.