The Phases of Nociceptive Pain

Treat the right mechanism of pain

Pain relief often stalls because the type of pain is misunderstood. Nociceptive pain comes from tissue injury or inflammation. Neuropathic pain comes from irritated or damaged nerves. Nociplastic pain comes from a sensitized nervous system that keeps amplifying signals even when there is no ongoing tissue damage. These are not interchangeable, and they do not respond to the same treatments. When pain is treated as the wrong category, people feel unheard and stuck. Imaging may look mild while pai