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I'm a neuroscientist by training, and that doesn't match my understanding (although the definitions might have changed). Inflammation would be an instance of n
by biofox 1y ago
I'm a neuroscientist by training, and that doesn't match my understanding (although the definitions might have changed).
Inflammation would be an instance of nociceptive pain, and an NSAID would alleviate it by reducing the inflammation; and most tissue damage will result in inflammation.
Neuropathic pain, on the other hand, would be due to damage of the nerves themselves, and NSAIDs are completely useless here (ask anyone with sciatica or other nerve entrapment)
- OJFord 1y agoI'm happy to take that correction - I have no training in any relevant field - I was just trying to follow the description in TFA, which links indirectly to my link above in the second paragraph or so as 'nociceptive pain'; from which I inferred that's all it's talking about and existing non-opioids must therefore not target that. Perhaps non-inflammatory (or generically) nociceptive pain killing is the point. (Which is getting a bit specific for such a broad title isn't it. Does 'painkiller' ordinarily have such a narrow meaning in your experience?)