Introduction: According to Drugs.com, “Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It works by reducing hormones that cause inflammation and pain in the body.” This includes conditions such as headaches, painful menstrual periods, toothaches, back pain, dental pain, migraines, arthritis and any minor injuries. Ibuprofen is also used to treat and reduce fever as well and is typically administered to individuals, both adults and children ages 6 months and older. Ibuprofen has been…
• Analgesics – i.e. Co-codamol, Codeine, or Paracetamol to treat and prevent pain. Codeine, used for pain relief, (i.e., head-aches) common side effects can be; light-headedness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath, and sedation. Codeine can also cause allergic reactions, symptoms of which include constipation, abdominal pain, rash and itching. Addiction to these, Irritation of the stomach, liver damage and sleep disturbances as some analgesics contain caffeine, if taken over a…
Fibromyalgia What is fibromyalgia, who is affected, and what causes fibromyalgia to exist? Fibromyalgia is a common chronic disorder; “chronic” refers that the disorder is long lasting. The Greek word “myos” means “muscle” and “algos” means “pain”. In New Latin “fibro” means “fibrous tissue” Cite! Fibromyalgia is referred to as an arthritis associated condition. Fibromyalgia has been around as early as the 1800’s. According to “spine-health” Fibromyalgia was seen in 1904, by pathologist Ralph…
Visualize your life with pain, stiffness and lower energy. How would you act in response? You would not be there to understand when someone is dealing with the symptoms of Rheumatoid arthritis RA is a chronic long live disease that can cause disability and decrease the quality of live. In which the body immune system exterminated its own connective tissue. This disease is to make distinctive by inflammation in the synovium the tissue that lines the joint. When the synovium is attacked, it…
Annotated Bibliography on Stress and Migraines Madison McClanahan The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Annotated Bibliography Sauro, K., & Becker, W. (2009). The stress and migraine interaction. Headache: The Journal Of Head & Face Pain, 49(9), 1378-1386. doi:10.111/j.1526-4610.2009.01486.x This article explains that over 50 percent of migraine patients examined were depressed or anxious. They reported that stress was not only a trigger for an attack, but also effected how long…
The pathophysiology of Carpal tunnel syndrome is the wrist bones that are known as the carpal bones and the ligament known as Transverse carpal make up the carpal tunnel. Compression or swelling of median nerve happens when the cover of the tendon gets inflamed or fibrosis block the passage through the carpal tunnel. Often cause by repetitive movement leading to numbness and tingling of fingers and forearm, wrist pain, weak grip and Tinel’s signs. Most often at night is when the symptoms…
Migraine Headaches Migraine headaches are a severe headache typically categorized by throbbing pain, nausea, and sensitivity to light and sound. They can be acute or chronic. They occur when a "trigger" stimulates the release of vasoactive neuropeptides, which causes blood vessels in the brain to contract and then dilate. This also produces vasospasms, which reduces blood flow. Platelets then clump together and release serotonin, which causes blood vessels to constrict even more. This triggers…
The pathophysiology of a headache to has not been aattributed to a single diease. It is however divided into three components. Mainly, migraine, tension headache, and cluster headache. A migraine headache is believed to arise from activation and sensibilization of trigeminal nociceptors, essential processes are located at the meninges and the meningeal vessels (Gaul, MeBlinger, Holle-Lee, Neeb, 2017). The exact cause of a tension headache is unknown; however, it is believed that pericranial…
change after WWI within the French culture can be seen in the Dada movement and other surrealist movements. The Dada is an artistic and literary movement that began in Zurich and spread to other cities including Paris, it basically sprouted from the anti-war feelings people had after the events of WWI. The Dada encouraged artists and writers to go against nationalist and bourgeois conventions, it mocked nationalism and materialism which many believed had led to the war. Surrealism was also…
France’s population patterns and birth rates diverged significantly from those that could be observed in Britain and the rest of Europe during the nineteenth century. In what way did they diverge? What were some of the reasons for this divergence as well as the consequences in terms of French political, social, cultural and economic life during the course of the nineteenth century? Ancien Regime France was the financial, demographic and cultural hub of Europe. A large unified landmass, a vast…