Bethany Hamilton: Shark Attack In 2003, Bethany Hamilton was attacked by a shark while surfing (Zee 7). An amputation was performed on her arm, which in turn, helped save her life (O’Shel 21). Since the attack, Bethany has regained her life and has inspired many others to continue fighting through their own struggles. When an amputation is performed, many people choose to have a prosthetic limb.…
Patients feel these phantom limb pain due to the raw nerve endings in that amputated location. The body is imprinted to recall that lost appendage. Some patients have bone spurs on healed amputations. The physical pain is the body responding to the lost or injured limb. There are medications like Lyrica or Gabapentin to assist in this type of treatment of nerve pain.…
The painful condition of joint affliction happens when one or more joints are affected by an underlying purpose that makes everyday life fairly insufferable at times. In these days, a huge range of causes is connected to joint agony, where an array of cure choices can ease some or all the signs. When developed, the outcome of joint pain is rather hard to are living with, as easy tasks like strolling throughout the room or washing the dishes can create an unbearable moment. The symptoms of Joint affliction Joint ache is really visible when it strikes.…
Consequently, some questions continue unanswered, many experts believe phantom pain may be at least partially explained as a response to mixed signals from the brain. The exact cause of phantom pain is unclear, but it appears to originate in the spinal cord and brain. After an amputation, areas of the spinal cord and brain lose input from the missing limb and adjust to this detachment in…
Why We Hurt: The Natural History of Pain is written by neurosurgeon, Dr. Frank Vertosick, who transforms the vast subject of pain into an exciting and enlightening discussion that is highly engaging. Dr. Vertosick examines many types of pain including migraines, phantom limb pain, tic douloureux, ruptured discs, rheumatoid arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, angina pains, and cancer. Each chapter presents a clinical case, the different ways in which cultures viewed the disorder and the biology related to the disorder. The clinical cases of each patient give a personal touch and depicts just how these disorders can affect patients not only physically, but emotionally and spiritually as well. Dr. Vertosick introduces his response to pain by challenging C.S. Lewis’ statements involving the inseparability of religion and pain and how God intended for the pain of individuals as to create a way in which he was worshiped and looked upon to end suffering.…
The author believes that these methods are affective for dealing with phantom pains. The strongest feature of this argument is the use of the two experiment examples, the tactile illusion and visual mistakes. The tactile illusion consists of ten participants who receive electrodes at three different places on their arm between the wrist and elbow. The participants laid in an fMRI machine while the researchers distributed pulses to the electrodes and they stated whether they felt the imaginary and actual sensations at the same strength.…
Disc problems including sciatica pain, degenerative disc disease and disc prolapse are the serious health aliments that can produce bothersome symptoms. Spinal discs act as a cushion between the back bones and are very susceptible to injury or disease, causing severe pain in the back and legs. These problems greatly affect aging individuals because of wear and tear in the spine disc cartilage, causing the loss of normal function or structure and decrease quality of life. Proper pain management for disc problems is decisive to deal with this painful health ailment and prevent any serious outcome. Symptoms of Disc Problems…
Phantom limb pain (abbreviate to PLP) is a rare occurrence that most people will never experience. PLP is a sensation of pain that only amputees can comprehend. An individual with an amputated limb may experience sensations of throbbing and sometimes constant pain where the limb used to be, which now no longer exists. To a healthy individual this pain may seem fake or imaginary, but to an amputee who experiences PLP, the pain is very real. It is estimated that an astonishing 60-80% of amputees will experience PLP in some form throughout their life (Reference A).…
“ It is said by people whole leg or arm had been amputated that it seemed to them that they still occasionally sensed pain in the very limb” (Med VI, 77). Descartes explains this phenomenon by saying that the feelings they think they are feeling, they had felt at one time before when they had the limb. Everything that their mind was telling them they were feeling, were feelings from memory. These are feelings not derived from our senses, but from memories deep inside our minds.…
The way we go here is that pain management cannot be determined by doctors is it however the patients feel that we must go by. Drug companies drug representatives have convinced Doctors that opiates such as Vicodin, OxyContin are not addictive drugs. Back in the days according to Dreamland by Quinones, Doctors try to refrain from giving narcotics pain medications to patients because they know how addictive these drugs can be. It is better for patients to abstain from those medications because patients can become dependent on these drugs. Opiates, Vicodin, narco, hydrocodone, oxycodone, Percocet and heroin, morphine, hydromorphine, are all made from the opium plants.…
Muscle Pain, Adult Muscle pain (myalgia) may be caused by many things, including: • Overuse or muscle strain, especially if you are not in shape. This is the most common cause of muscle pain. • Injury. • Bruises. • Viruses, such as the flu.…
The study conducted by Cleeland, Gonin, Hatfield, et al., included 1,308 patients with previously diagnosed recurrent or metastatic cancer who had undergone surgery more than 30 days from the onset of the study. The patients came from a total of 54 facilities: 12 university cancer centers (267 patients); 12 community-based hospitals and practices (382 patients); and 30 community clinical oncology programs (659 patients). Group 1 – Patients Patients completed the Brief Pain Inventory at the time of a regular appointment. Patients were asked to rate several types of pain on a scale of 0 to 10. (0 being the “no pain” and 10 being “pain as bad as you can imagine.”)…
agreement between rater 1 and 2 were average with 0.89percentage of 60 items on the scale. The Pearson correlation coeffient score (0.83) demonstrated a strong inter rater reliability of PACSLAC (p<0.00) of the Doloplus-2 scale after 1 year demonstrated a notable decrease in symptoms of pain. This study marked the importance of pain management by using an observational pain assessment tool for the patients with advanced dementia who are unable to self-report. The study results emphasised that the Doloplus-2 scale is strong enough to identify pain in patients with severe cognitive impairment. The nurses reported that this scale is handy to use in daily practice, but may be more suitable for people in care homes.…
Analyzing Chronic Pain as it Pertains to Affecting a Whole Person Chronic Pain is experienced by a large population of individuals and often affects every aspect of one's existence. Kirkham, Smith, and Havsteen-Franklin, in referencing an analysis from the Institute of Medicine, state, "about 100 million adults in the United States suffer from chronic pain" (2015, para. 2). Pain is often hard to describe, making the experience of chronic pain an isolating experience for some individuals. When pain is chronic and affects everyday functioning it can have major implications to one's psychological and social functioning. Chronic pain is a major issue in the United States and may be better handled if the emotional affects, affects to one's view…
1. Identify which author and theory you are using: I am going to use a middle-range theory of acute pain by Marion Good Ph.D, RN. After reading your chosen articles on nursing theory, write a paper that answers the following points/questions: 2. Describe the theory and its components?…