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somatic
(redirected from somatic pain)

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See: bodily, corporal, physical, tangible


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Somatic pain is pain of ligaments, muscles, bones, tendons and blood vessels and may be dull and continue for longer duration than cutaneous pain.
Making an accurate diagnosis of visceral or somatic pain in the disabled can be a challenge in itself - depending on the neurological lesion site, localisation of the pain is poor and the usual signs and symptoms may be difficult to elicit.
It is unethical to exclude all organic pathologies and to conjure up a diagnosis of psychogenic pain, psychosomatic pain, somatic pain, etc.
 
 
 
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