Prepare a short “lecture” of not longer than 5 minutes (200 words), explaining to a patient what pain is, its possible causes, why different people experience pain differently and what the generally important principles of pain management and referral involve. The videos above will also be of value to complete this assignment.

Pain is an experience of sensory and emosional discomfort that could either be chronic or acute. The cause of pain is from a specific stimulus, either (for acute pain) from the skin, bone, joints, muscle, connective tissue, organs and for chronic pain could it be caused by many conditions or damage related to the nervous system. Every person experiences pain differently, because every person has a different emotional response regarding the pain and this could then influence the sensory pain that is felt in the end. Good pain management woud be to treat the cause of pain and not to just treat the feeling of pain on its own. It is also important to keep in mind that pain medications can develop very high tolerane and also have a high addiction rate, thus it is important to start with the weakest pain medication and work up to stronger medications.