Pain of fixed location

Pain that is always in the same place. It is associated with blood stasis and external injuries. Pain due to blood stasis, referred to as stasis pain, is often described as stabbing pain or pain like the piercing of an awl. In the abdomen, it takes the form of gripping pain. Duller pain of fixed location also occurs in impediment (bì) patterns with prevalence of cold and dampness (cold impediment and damp impediment). Compare pain of unfixed location.