What is Measure SI Unit of Pain
Dolorimeter is an instrument used to measure pain threshold and pain tolerance. Dolorimetry has been defined as "the measurement of pain sensitivity or pain intensity". Pain is the way your brain interprets information about a particular sensation that your body is experiencing. It is both emotional and physical.
Based on the evidence of experiments
conducted by Hardy and his
team,
unit of pain is 'dol'(Latin word for pain, dolor)
- composed of two just perceptible steps in discrimination of stimulus
intensity.
"I think there is no need of telling about emotional pain."
What is SI Unit?
The International System Of Units (SI) is the metric system that is used universally as a standard for measurements. SI units play a vital role in scientific and technological research and development.Pain is divided into two major categories: Acute and Chronic:
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Acute pain happens
quickly and goes away when there is no cause.
Acute pain typically starts suddenly in response to an injury — a cut, bruise, burn, broken bone or pulled muscle, for example. Acute pain can also be caused by a fever or infection, labor contractions and menstrual cramps.
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Chronic pain
lasts longer than six months and can continue when the injury or
illness has been treated.
Some of the most common types of chronic pain include:
- headache.
- postsurgical pain.
- post-trauma pain.
- lower back pain.
- cancer pain.
- arthritis pain.
- neurogenic pain (pain caused by nerve damage)
- psychogenic pain (pain that isn't caused by disease, injury, or nerve damage)
