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(redirected from Pain receptors)

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These chemicals build up and trigger pain receptors that are responsible for the pain you sometimes feel after exercise or physical activity.
Pain receptors are usually free nerve endings and are receptors to chemical, mechanical and thermal pain sensation usually found in the skin, internal and joint surfaces.
You would get aspirin, the very medication that needs to sort out the pain receptors in the brain, soothe any swelling and bring blood and the chemical reactions necessary to soothe and relax you.
 
 
 
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