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Pathophysiology

Pain sensation initiates at the tissue level through specialized nerve fibers called nociceptors. These fibers transduce an electrical signal from a thermal, mechanical, or chemical stimulus. The signal is propagated through the peripheral nerve, the spinal cord (via the spinothalamic tract), and then interpreted by the brain.

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