C-fibers

Concept

Thin, slow nerve fibers (transmitting at about 1 meter/second) that carry a hot, burning, flooding sensation of pain, often associated with a longer-term harm alarm.

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345 ‒ Chronic pain: pathways, treatment, and the path to physical and psychological recovery

345 ‒ Chronic pain: pathways, treatment, and the path to physical and psychological recovery

Peter Attia MD

Thin, slow nerve fibers (transmitting at about 1 meter/second) that carry a hot, burning, flooding sensation of pain, often associated with a longer-term harm alarm.