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Acute pain is pain of a short, limited
duration. It alerts you to pay attention to the fact
that something is wrong with your body. It also helps
protect your body from further damage2-4.
| Examples of conditions
that cause pain include: |
| - trauma to skin, muscle
and bone |
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| - dysmenorrhea
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| - dental pain |
| - burns |
| - post-operative state |
| - infections, bleeding,
tumors etc. |
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Acute pain often goes away with the
healing process.
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