Pain varies from person to person. According to the Association.
International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP): “Pain is always subjective and each
An individual learns to use it through their experiences.
This means that each individual reacts differently to a
Pain stimulus and this perception, in addition to physiological and biochemical factors, is
influenced by mood, personality, culture, circumstances and
Each person has different experiences, and therefore pain is interpreted through somatic aspects.
or physical, psychological, social and cultural.
All of this influences the subject's pain threshold. The pain threshold is the point at which...
The stimulus is then perceived as painful.
When this occurs, we say that the pain threshold has been reached. It varies from individual to individual; for example, digital pressure applied to a point on the body will be perceived as painful at a different time and in a different way for each person.
When pain reaches an intensity that a person can no longer tolerate, we say that they have reached the pain threshold, which is the worst possible pain, the one that can no longer be endured. The difference between the pain threshold (when the pain begins) and the pain tolerance threshold (when the pain is no longer tolerated) is called pain resistance.
Pain – Pain threshold, pain tolerance threshold, and pain resistance.
Pain – Lesson 04
by Diego Carlos Marquete
To recap:
Pain is subjective and differs from person to person.
Pain threshold is the lowest intensity of stimulus that allows a patient to perceive pain.
Pain tolerance threshold is when pain reaches a point of such intensity that it can no longer be sustained.
Pain tolerance is the difference between the pain threshold and the pain tolerance threshold.
Paying attention to this information makes us realize that each patient has a different reaction and sensitivity to pain, and that stimuli such as pressure, stretching, and manipulation must respect these factors.