The claimant has a past medical history significant for a fibromyalgia, cardiomyopathy, migraines, osteoarthritis, endometriosis, recurrent MRSA, and severe exhaustion. A progress note from Henry Echiverri, MD, dated 06/07/2017, indicated that the claimant presented with a possible diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. She stated that bumping into walls had been on for years, but had worsened the past few months. She felt that her vision was off and the pupils just dilate without a cause.…
What is fibromyalgia syndrome? Fibromyalgia (known by the initials "FM") is a complex, chronic condition which causes generalized pain and deep exhaustion, and also a variety of other symptoms. As the name suggests, fibromyalgia primarily affects the soft tissues of the body.…
I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and TMJ in the eighth grade. It completely altered my life and how I lived it. I underwent surgeries and various blood tests to deduce what conditions I could have had. The surgeries and blood tests never revealed that anything was problematic with my body. In order to acquire a definite diagnosis, I had to endure a series of pokes and taps of the tender points for a fibromyalgia patient.…
Introductions within the fibromyalgia support group would consist of each individual introducing themselves, how long they have struggled with the illness and who they brought to the group. The supportive individual would introduce themselves, what their relationship is to the fibromyalgia individual and how long they have known them since the diagnosis. The group rules would be that the group needs to demonstrate respect towards each person regardless of ethnicity, gender, religious or sexual preferences.…
Pain is almost always widespread; a fibromyalgia sufferer’s pain can be triggered by even the slightest of touches. Symptoms can appear after surgery, infection, physical trauma or severe stress. Women are more likely than men to develop the disease and, while there is currently no cure, it can be controlled. Medication, exercise and stress-reduction techniques can help bring symptoms under control.…
Essential Oils for Fibromyalgia Relief Aromatic oils have been in use almost a thousand years to: fight pain relieve stress, care for the skin, alleviate fatigue and invigorate the total body. Nowadays, essential oils for fibromyalgia offer a smorgasbord of natural healing options. The practice of using fragrant oils extracted from plants, roots, leaves and bark was not coined aromatherapy until the latter 1920s. Yet ancient Egypt used aromatic oils for bathing, massage, medicine and embalming deceased individuals.…
Pain is a feeling triggered by the nervous system. Our bodies are covered with millions of pain receptors called nociceptors. Nociceptors send a signal to the spinal cord then to the brain. Nociceptors trigger responses when you are experience pain, like if you touch something hot your nociceptors would send a reflex message to jerk your hand away from the danger. Pain is initially processed in the spinal cord then sent to…
Orofacial pain is an individualistic live experience, no single pain assessment method can comprehensively represent such an experience. The experience varies in different individuals and within the same individual across different conditions at different times. ,, Consequently, inadequately managed chronic pain will negatively impact on patient’s biological and psychosocial well-beings. ,,,, The pain assessment assists clinician and researcher in defining differential diagnosis, in evaluating the effectiveness of interventions, and importantly, offering greater insights into patient's biological and psychosocial well-beings. Common orofacial pain assessment methods depend on patient’s ability to reflect the pain experience through questionnaires,…
Opioids are narcotic agonists that bind to opioid receptors in the central nervous system (CNS), blocking pain and producing a sense of well being (Karch, 2013). In the healthcare setting, opioids are often prescribed following surgery or injury, as part of a treatment regimen for cancer, or in palliative and end-of-life care. However, in recent years there has been a dramatic increase in the use of prescription opioids to treat chronic pain in non-cancer patients (Cobaugh et al.,…
Adult Home Care and Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia is not a specific disease. It is a disorder featuring musculoskeletal pain with fatigue, problems sleeping, memory issues, and mood swings. There does not appear to be any reason for these pains and complications, but researchers think that fibromyalgia might actually be a change in the way the brain receives and processes pain signals. There is currently no cure for fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia pain is considered chronic and widespread.…
Chronic pain has a multidimensional effect on a person’s life and ultimately changes life completely. Pain that is chronic and debilitating can cause stress & anxiety, sleeping problems, family/relationship worries, financial stress, and can lead to unemployment. Chronic pain is defined as, “any pain that lasts for more than three months. The pain can become progressively worse and reoccur intermittently, outlasting the usual healing process. After injured tissue heals, pain is expected to stop once the underlying cause is treated, per conventional ideas of pain”.…
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?…
Risk Factors for Girls For more than three years, CASA examined the reasons why girls and young women use drugs and alcohol. “The Formative Years” is the most exhaustive study of its kind. Researchers spent the time trying to find out why girls and young women use drugs like tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, Ecstasy, and prescription narcotics recreationally. The study found girls had different reasons for using substances than boys.…
The three risk factors that we have been discussed in the class that can be contributed to the development of vulnerable populations are race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and health insurance. From the three risk factors, race/ethnicity is the common determinant of disparity and conflict. It has been a big issue in the past and it is ongoing determinant of disparity and conflict around the world today. Therefore, majority of areas around the world use race/ethnicity factors to classify the individual family traits such as skin color and cultural heritage or language. In the United State, medical and health policy often classify individual’s race/ethnicity categories as black, white, Asian, Native American, or Hispanic.…