Analgesia is a state of pain relief; and analgesic is an agent for lessening pain.

Ref: https://www.webmd.com/oral-health/qa/what-is-analgesia

Pain Killer is a layman term for analgesics and is not used in the scientific literature. I do not think it is wrong to use the term pain killers just like we use the word heart-burn for Gastro-esophageal reflux disease.

However, you do raise an interesting point that does the pain really goes away?

In the case of most acute pains like after trauma, sprain, strain, or minor burns the pain will resolve and go away permanently. Unfortunately, in many patients with pain, the pain might persist for different reasons and diseases and can stay there. It does not go away and is transformed into chronic pain which can only be modulated but not completely cured.

YOU MAY DIFFERENTIATE LEVELS OF PAIN AND OF ITS CAUSES

MECHANICAL MUSCULAR ARTHROSIS ETC

SO WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?

I HAVE RESULTS ON MINOR PAIN WITHOUT USING AINS

Probably misleading as pain is multi-factorial and can be modulated by both biological and psychosocial contructs. Great question .

Pain electrical message is transferred by synapses toward the brain.

I developped a cream that penetrates the skin with an effect of reducing electrical messages through the ions and cations, near skin surface so applicable on finger arthrosis or thin inner surface of the skin : use on finger athritis

Pain killer means mostly " hiding pain", controlled locally of through brain signals

Jean Debetencourt it means that pain remains there, not killed !!

Pain is a complex matter

i work on electrical signals and their isolation : if they are interrupted, pain message is not transferred . This can be done by AINS but I try to avoid them: therefor I work on electrical transmission but without AINS (anti inflammatory) working on the pathological volume

Jean Debetencourt I completely agree with you.

Still lot more is left to discuss. The mechanism is complex.

Analgesics is a drug that relieves pain. There are 3 types of analgesics: acetaminophen, NSAIDS, and opioids

Dear Dr. Omkar S. Kushwaha,

In informal use, the term painkiller is acceptable without any argument. It reflects the 'function' of analgesics.

Actually, analgesics do not 'kill' pain; they relieve from pain mostly by making one 'unaware' of the pain. The analgesic drugs work via different mechanisms affecting the peripheral and central nervous systems. It depends on how a particular group of analgesic drug affects the physiological functions. For instance, Paracetamol (acetaminophen) works by blocking the chemical messengers in brain that carry the impulses of pain, Opioids (narcotics) work by reducing the transmission of pain signals, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) work by blocking the effects of prostaglandins (lipids that have hormone-like effects in the body) to reduce both pain and swelling.

I think it contributes to the discussion.

Have a good day !

Kamal Prasad Sapkota

Thank you for the insights on pain management mechanism.

Then what is really killed ??

In a broad sense painkillers and analgesics are interchangeable. Traditionally painkillers cover well known paracetamol/acetaminophen, NSAIDs, opioid drugs acting in various ways on the peripheral and central nervous systems. However, in particular case of the treatment of of neuropathic pain the tricyclic antidepressants, SNRIs, gabapentinoids, etc. could alleviate the neuropathic pain but could not be considered as typical painkillers. Yet, they provide pain-modifying treatment, especially to treat ot prevent sensitised pain. The context of the treatment matter.

Dimitar Tonev

So, do you agree that the word painkiller is misleading!

momentary pain release might improve recovery condition: for example arthritis: for example you do not move fingers because of pain : if you calm pain, you move again your fingers. this can be achieved through electrical isolation of the painfull volume, near skin surface, which is the case for fingers.

Think of it as an electrical signal and circuit. Remember it is complex especially chronic pain which is a biopsychosocial phenomenon. The electrical signal can stop - pain goes away. Or it can be interrupted or diminished below the level at which it does not activate a sensation. Interrupting it can be through psychosocial interventions e.g. distraction, cognitive restructuring or biomedical - analgesics etc.

indeed Vishal

i work on interruption of electrical signals inside the tissue , if it originated from volume near skin surface (ex finger athrosis : i work on electrical signals isolation through my penetrating cream 45sec. Results on burns pain also

Jean DB

pain is a tracer , accidental or not so we must in any case reject accidental shocks as we know the origin; further painfull arthritis show also its origin

Unknown origin pain is what we are looking for , in a multichoice system , demanding other factors, step by step

Jean Debetencourt Vishal Aggarwal Dimitar Tonev Kamal Prasad Sapkota James Vaughn

I have received a great response and insights about the pain and its mechanism. A lot to know about it.

It means there is no pain actually in the organs, and the origin of pain is in the brain itself which can be therefore stopped by interrupting nervous response. Please correct me!

pain remains but is hidden