The patient, however, developed PHN that persisted after the resolution of the rash and consisted of deep aching pain, sharp intermittent pain, lancinating pain, as well as allodynia (pain induced by non-painful stimuli) in the regions innervated by the left ophthalmic division of the fifth cranial nerve.
The intermittent pain and fatigue had continued, but Salazar never stopped working.
Williams had been dealing with intermittent pain, although it had not limited him until now.
Symptoms include intermittent pain in a leg that feels like a cramp, redness or swelling in a calf, shortness of breath and chest pain.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning had neck surgery to relieve intermittent pain caused by a pinched nerve over the past four years.
Acupuncture, another increasingly popular treatment for persistent as well as intermittent pain, is thought to work by increasing the release of endorphins, chemicals that block pain signals from reaching the brain.
Over the last years, I have had surgery and treatment for breast cancer; hips and knees are holding out so far but my back gave in long ago: I have been in intermittent pain for 15 years – discomfort always, tipping into real pain.
Seven of these (88%) had intermittent pain.
Most patients complain of intermittent pain, as in our case.
Five patients complained of continuous pain, while two had intermittent pain.
For example, within the "aches and pains" symptoms domain, the close positioning of "intermittent pain in ankles" (point 7) and "intermittent pain in Achilles/heel" (point 26) indicated that these were seen by participants as highly related symptoms.
