Theories of Pain


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Several theoretical frameworks have been proposed to explain the physiological basis of pain, although none yet completely accounts for all aspects of pain perception. A number of theories have been postulated to describe mechanisms underlying pain perception. These theories date back several centuries and even millennia (Kenins 1988; Perl 2007; Rey 1995)[1]


 

  1. Moayedi M, Davis KD. Theories of pain: from specificity to gate control. J Neurophysiol 2013; 109: 5-12