Resumen
Pain is a potential risk to public health, it is characterized by a multidimensional experience associated with physical and emotional aspects. Pain warns of danger and avoids organic damage, but when it is impossible to perform daily activities and impacts the patient's life quality, it is classified as pathological and requires medical interference. The following article aimed to describe, through a narrative literature review, aspects related to pain and its proper management. Pain is a broad complex that is classified according to location, type, intensity, and periodicity. The categories referring to pain are nociceptive, neuropathic, and psychogenic. In addition, pain syndromes are diverse and can affect any system of the body. Emphasizing that it is essential to categorize as much information as possible to properly conduct the treatment of these diseases.
DOI: 10.56238/pacfdnsv1-079