Some aspects of pain measurement in man.
Methods of clinical and experimental algesimetry are described that have been used to evaluate effects of peripherally and centrally acting analgesics. Since pain is a complex psychophysical phenomenon, algesimetry has a lot of inherent problems which are discussed.
D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009619:Nociceptors / Q000502:physiology; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*
D001241:Aspirin