When the patient with sciatica seats himself in a chair,he gasps and complains of a burning and shooting pain in his hip.The nurse assesses that this is _______________ pain.

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Neuropathic pain is characterized by burning and shooting sensations without a stimulus.This situation is not an example of acute pain,because neuropathic pain does not follow a nociceptor path as do both visceral and referred pain.

When the Patient with Sciatica Seats Himself in a Chair,he