Sentence examples for focal pain from inspiring English sources

Focal pain in the head is a crucial step in early diagnosis of some intracranial mass lesions.

NH has been characterized as a focal pain, either continuous or intermittent, which remains confined to a small round or elliptical area of the scalp.

A moderate uptake involving only the last phalange of the thumb, higher than the other phalangeal uptakes, is observed on the xB image (a), matched with the focal pain and suggesting an osteitis.

In more than 60% of cases, the headache is described as unilateral with focal pain, rather than generalized; 50% reported as retrobulbar and 22% referred worsening pain with extraocular movements.

Vierck presents temporomandibular pain as an example of a focal pain condition where the nociceptive sensory input may contribute to development of generalized hypersensitivity and related susceptibility to further load [ 40].

Because of our interest in multi-focal pain mechanisms, we chose to include this measure of pain rather than the WOMAC pain subscale as we think it better captures global pain experience compared to a disease-specific instrument.

Physical examination in affected dogs often revealed focal muscle pain, but no obvious joint or bone pain.

Open image in new window Fig. 11 Middle-aged female runner presenting with focal calf pain.

Though, NH is typically unifocal, a small number of patients have been reported with focal head pain in at least 2 separate areas [5-9].

NH was first described in 2002 [10], and is defined as a primary, focal, continuous pain, restricted to a small well-defined round or elliptical-shaped area of the head surface [11].

Focal neuropathic pain is best treated with diuretics to reduce edema in the canal, splinting, and surgery to release entrapment.