Pain can be divided into nociceptive and neuropathic types of pain.
Pain can be a mixture of these two types. 

Nociceptive pain: 
	☛ Caused by invasion and destruction of or pressure on superficial somatic structures like skin, deeper skeletal structures such as bone and muscle and visceral structures and organs. 
	☛ Types: superficial, deep, visceral 
	☛ Superficial and deep nociceptive pain is usually localized and non-radiating. 
	☛ Visceral pain is more diffuse over the viscera involved.

Neuropathic pain: 
	☛ Caused by pressure on or destruction of peripheral, autonomic or central nervous system structures.  
	☛ Radiation of pain along dermatomal or peripheral nerve distributions  
	☛ Often described as burning and/or deep aching.  
	☛ May be associated with dysesthesia, hypesthesia, hyperesthesia and allodynia. ☛May also be accompanied by lightning like jabs of brief sharp pain (lancinating pain). 

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