These signals are sent from the pain source, through the nerves in the spinal cord, to your brain, where you perceive them as pain. This is important because it means that pain can be controlled by preventing the pain signals from reaching the brain. If the pain signals never reach the brain, you don't feel the pain. The origin of some pain is neuropathic, while other pain is nociceptive. This is important to know because different treatments will work better for each type of pain.
Neuropathic pain is pain that is caused by damage to nerve tissue.
It is often felt as a burning or stabbing pain. APT Neurostimulation is commonly used for neuropathic pain. Nociceptive pain means pain caused by an injury or disease outside the nervous system. Examples of chronic nociceptive pain include pain from cancer or arthritis. APT Intrathecal is commonly used for nociceptive pain.