pain reduction
Easing the ache
Pain reduction is the lessening of physical or emotional suffering.
The term appears in medical contexts discussing treatments, therapies, or interventions: The new medication showed significant pain reduction in clinical trials.
It also extends to any measure that alleviates discomfort: Stretching before exercise helps with pain reduction.
- reliefEasing of distress
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- numbingCausing loss of sensation
- analgesicPain-relieving medication
- comfortEase or soothing relief
ease · taking the edge off · morphine · aspirin · massage · deep tissue · heating pad · ice · heat · ice pack · dull · ache · throb · balm · salve · over the counter · opiate · ibuprofen
- healingmeditation, emotional healing, yoga, tissue repair, mindfulness
- pain assessmentbody map, color scale, numeric rating, self-assessment, self-report
- pharmacometricspharmacokinetics, bioavailability, AUC, half-life, steady state
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