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Nociceptive vs Dysafferentation - What's the difference?

nociceptive | dysafferentation |

As an adjective nociceptive

is (of a stimulus) causing pain.

As a noun dysafferentation is

(chiropractic) abnormal afferent input as a result of joint restriction that involves a functional decrease in the activity of large diameter mechanoreceptor afferent fibers and a simultaneous functional increases in the activity of nociceptive afferent nerve fibers.

nociceptive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (of a stimulus) Causing pain.
  • (of a reflex etc) Caused by pain.

    • Related terms

    * nociceptor

    Derived terms

    * (l) * nociceptive reflex

    dysafferentation

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (chiropractic) Abnormal afferent input as a result of joint restriction that involves a functional decrease in the activity of large diameter mechanoreceptor afferent fibers and a simultaneous functional increases in the activity of nociceptive afferent nerve fibers.

    • References

    *Definition from Redwood & Cleavland Fundamentals of Chiropractic *Seaman: J Manipulative Physiol Ther 20:634, 1997 *Seaman & Winterstein: J Manipulative Physiol Ther 21(4):267, 1998 *Schaible & Grub: Pain 55:5, 1993 *Burns LA: Effects of upper cervical and upper thoracic lesions J Am Osteopath Assoc 22:266, 1923