Allodynia Legs

Things that dont usually cause pain can be very painful.

Allodynia legs. Allodynia is different from hyperalgesia which is an exaggerated response from a usually painful stimulus although both can and often do co-exist. Its also possible that as some authors speculate when your body is immersed in water the nociceptors that sense touch and temperature are bombarded with signals and block out the allodynia. You can consider hot or cold temperatures uncomfortable in some cases.

This means the brain nerves and. The term allodynia derives from the ancient Greek words allos other and odynia pain and was intended to emphasize a change in the quality of the sensation eg innocuous touch becoming painful Fig. The presence of allodynia suggests that the peripheral nerve generators of background leg and back pain have also induced central sensitization.

These may include cold temperatures brushing hair or wearing a cotton t-shirt. It feels like Ive been burned. It caused my legs to swell badly and once the swelling went down I was left with mild allodynia from my ankles to my hips.

Allodynia is when pain is experienced despite there being no obvious cause for pain. Allodynia is defined as pain in response to a nonnociceptive stimulus Loeser and Treede 2008. I developed allodynia after being prescribed a statin drug.

Perhaps the increase in blood flow to the peripheral muscles and skin while in the immersion pool results in reduced ischemia and allodynia. Allodynia is a type of neuropathic painnerve pain. This is known as allodynia.

Clothing that binds pinches or puts pressure on the skin can trigger tactile allodynia. People with allodynia are extremely sensitive to touch. For any type of allodynia tactile or cold.