Overview of pain in the lame patient

摘要

The experience of pain is often associated with the stimulation of peripheral nociceptors. These neuroreceptors are activated by stimuli sufficient to potentially or actually cause tissue damage. This article reviews the types of neuroreceptors present in periarticular tissues, the changes that occur in the periarticular tissues associated with joint injury, and how those changes can influence nociceptor activity and subsequently pain. Peripheral nociceptor activity, as well as the influence of nociceptive input on the spinal transmission of neural impulses, is discussed.