What are the treatment options for physical pain?

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Many treatment options are available for physical pain, and determining which is best is usually based on the cause of the pain. Oftentimes, the pain can be relieved by fixing the cause, as occurs when a dislocated joint is put back in place. Other physical pain relief options include medications, temporary disabling the nerve that is causing the pain, and non-medical things such as acupuncture and relaxation techniques.

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Pain

Pain is your body telling you that you have hurt it. This is a good thing, important when you are injured. It can also help diagnose problems with your body. Sometimes pain continues long after it's necessary. Amputees report phantom pain in the legs or arms they no longer have. There are different kinds of pain, and describing the type is useful in diagnosis: recurring, constant, steady, knife-like, radiating, sharp, dull. Medicines that dull pain are analgesics. Those that kill all feeling are anesthetics.

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