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Analgesia is the reduction in pain brought about by chemical, electrical or psychological means (eg hypnosis).
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Naturally occuring analgesia
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Psychological analgesia
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Chemical analgesia
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Electrical analgesia
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- Electrotherapy
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) (the most commonly used)
- Interferential Current (IFC)
- Galvanic Stimulation (GS)
See also
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- Antianalgesia
- Analgesic drugs
- Aneasthesia (feeling)
- Opioid-induced hyperalgesia
- Patient-controlled analgesia
- Pain management
- Pain measurement
- Pain perception