persistent pain

collocation in English

meaningsofpersistentandpain

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persistent
adjective
uk
/pəˈsɪs.tənt/us
/pɚˈsɪs.tənt/
lasting for a long time or difficult to get ...
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pain
noun[C or U]
uk
/peɪn/us
/peɪn/
a feeling of physical suffering caused by injury ...
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(Definition ofpersistentandpainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the course of repeated episodes of pain, or withpersistentpain, unconditioned verbal, paraverbal, and motor responses come under the control of external contingencies.
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Gliosis is strongly implicated in the development and maintenance ofpersistentpainstates following chronic constriction injury of the sciatic nerve.
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This concept relies on the administration of an anti-inflammatory cytokine to counteract the increase in inflammatory cytokines that occurs inpersistentpainstates.
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As such, they result in modest reductions in mortality following acute myocardial infarction and are particularly useful in those withpersistentpain, hypertension or tachycardia.
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Spinal astrocytes appear to be sufficient to producepersistentpain.
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Gliosis has been strongly implicated in the development and maintenance ofpersistentpainstates.
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Although pain is regarded traditionally as neuronally mediated, recent progress shows an important role of spinal glial cells inpersistentpainsensitization.
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It is possible that this cascade of phenomena could affect the glutamatergic system producing such synaptic plasticity changes responsible to determine and maintain apersistentpainstate.
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Muscle spasm may contribute to symptoms and regional techniques will aid relaxation and possibly interrupt the chronic pain cycle, improving tolerance of thepersistentpainonce the epidural is removed.
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In addition,persistentpainand odd sensations may be experienced in the face and limbs.
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A person might sufferpersistentpainand fatigue, for example.
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Symptoms can include gastrointestinal distress andpersistentpainin the upper right abdomen.
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Other symptoms may include tiredness, loss of appetite, weight loss, a high temperature and heavy sweating, andpersistentpainin the abdomen.
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Also,persistentpainhas been shown to cause grey matter loss, reversible once the pain has resolved.
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Blocking bradykinin receptors in the lumbar region of the spinal cord reversedpersistentpain.
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It has been shown that kyotorphin is present in the human cerebrospinal fluid and that its concentration is lower in patients withpersistentpain.
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A particular clinical interest is in dysregulatory syndromes wherepersistentpainand/or fatigue commonly overlap with trauma and breathing pattern disorders.
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Persistentpain(at night, at rest, and with activity) is the main problem for patients with chronic ulcers.
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