Pain & Palliative Care terms

A drug that reduces pain and fever (but not inflammation).

A specific spot on the body where an acupuncture needle may be inserted to control pain and other symptoms.

The application of pressure or localized massage to specific sites on the body to control symptoms such as pain or nausea.

The technique of inserting thin needles through the skin at specific points on the body to control pain and other symptoms.

A specific spot on the body where an acupuncture needle may be inserted to control pain and other symptoms.

A procedure in which mild electric currents are applied to certain acupuncture points (spots on the body where an acupuncture needle may be inserted to control pain and other symptoms) on the skin.

A person trained in acupuncture (therapy that uses thin needles inserted through the skin at specific points on the body to control pain and other symptoms).

Pain that comes on quickly, can be severe, but lasts a relatively short time.

A drug used to treat fever, swelling, pain, and redness by preventing the body from making a substance that causes inflammation.

A procedure in which mild electric currents are applied to certain acupuncture points (spots on the body where an acupuncture needle may be inserted to control pain and other symptoms) on the skin.

A drug that is used to treat depression and may be given to treat anxiety, sleep disorders, and pain.

A drug that is used to treat depression and may be given to treat anxiety, sleep disorders, and pain.

Analgesia is the reduction or absence of pain sensation without necessarily causing loss of consciousness.

A medicine or intervention that reduces pain.

A doctor who specializes in giving drugs or other agents to prevent or relieve pain during surgery or other procedures being done in the hospital.

Arthralgia literally means joint pain; it is a symptom of injury, infection, illnesses (in particular arthritis) or an allergic reaction to medication.

Arthralgia means pain in one or more joints and describes a symptom rather than a specific diagnosis.

A disease that causes inflammation and pain in the joints.

A drug that reduces pain, fever, inflammation, and blood clotting.

The active ingredient in a drug used to lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood and to prevent stroke, heart attack, and angina (chest pain).