Psychalgia (Psychogenic Pain): Pathophysiology and Clinical Management

Psychalgia (Psychogenic Pain): Pathophysiology and Clinical Management

1. Introduction Psychalgia, clinically referred to as psychogenic pain or somatic symptom disorder with predominant pain, is a highly complex medical condition where a patient experiences severe, debilitating physical pain that cannot be fully explained by underlying tissue damage, inflammation, or structural neurological lesions. The pain is genuine and neurologically processed, but its primary origin … Read more

How to relieve sharp stabbing pain in the chest caused by severe anxiety?

How to relieve sharp stabbing pain in the chest caused by severe anxiety?

1. Introduction Relieving sharp, stabbing chest pain driven by anxiety involves deploying immediate physiological interventions such as paced diaphragmatic breathing to stabilize the autonomic nervous system and progressive muscle relaxation to release intercostal muscle tension. Because anxiety triggers a strong sympathetic response that can cause painful spasms in the chest wall, overriding this nervous system … Read more