Chronic pain

live for an extended time with chronic illness, but unfortunately, millions of people are experiencing great constant pain in their lifetime. Particularly, older aged individuals are vulnerable and medicine cannot cure the chronic pain. Therefore, the medical research groups are studying recent trend and the old-fashioned remedies to find out which therapy is effective for chronic pain in sufferers. “According to the pain clinic research reports,” chronic pain victims can be…

with daily physical chronic pain is something that is not uncommon in older adults. Contrary to popularly belief, pain is not a normal part of the aging process but somehow a large portion of the elderly population continues to live with daily pain. Chronic pain can result in negativity in multiple aspects of the sufferer’s life including increased rates of depression, poor appetite and sleep and an overall lesser quality of life (Wang & Feinstein, 2011). Although chronic pain is highly…

Patient with chronic pain needs followup after medicine changes from his last visit and to decide whether or not injection therapy at this point is still required. The patient is a 62-year-old male being followed by myself. He has over a four-year history of lower back pain with progressive radiation down the posterior aspect of the thighs and into the calves as well as the soles of the feet. He states that the pain was sharp and lancinating with an ice pick type of a nature followed by a…

The statement- chronic pain should be seen solely a medical problem utilising only biomedical interventions is incorrect. Literature suggests that treating the condition with the biomedical approach alone will fail to address underlying psychological mechanisms fueling pain symptoms, resulting in potential failure to overcome it completely. In prolonged pain situations, Kerns, Thorn & Dixon (2006) acknowledge that there’s a high probability that sufferers will become susceptible to a…

live a pain-free life. When you suffer from chronic pan, it seems like nothing you do helps. You cannot focus on anything that you enjoy because you are constantly distracted by pain. If you suffer from chronic pain, you may wonder: “Why won't my pain go away?” “Do I have to take pain killers to treat my pain?” “Will I ever be able to enjoy life again?” Chronic pain is thought to affect 100 million Americans. It can be caused by many different diseases or injuries. Once you have chronic…

Chronic pain management is one of a number of conditions that cannabidiol (CBD) has been shown to be a useful remedy. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), chronic pain is any pain lasting more than 12 weeks, even months. This kind of pain may occur as a result of a past health condition or injury, which may not have healed completely. A back injury is a good example of such a condition, but chronic pain can manifest in any location in the body, and may have the potential to…

prevalence and incidence of back pain in general there is less information about chronic low back pain, partly because of lack of agreement about the definition. Chronic back pain sometimes is defined as back pain that lasts longer than 7-12 weeks. Others define is as pain that lasts beyond the expected period of healing, and acknowledge the chronic pain may not have well-defined underlying pathological causes. Others classify frequently recurring back pain as chronic pain since it…

1. Mysteries of Chronic Pain Post your reaction to the video podcast. Describe the factors and influences that have led to the increase in chronicity that exists today. What are your thoughts? As explained by Elliot Krane (TedTalks, 2011) chronic pain can result from the plasticity of the nervous system and become its own disease. Neurotransmitters interact with glial cells which “have a vital role in the modulation, amplification and, in the case of pain, the distortion of sensory experiences…

perspectives. If I was in extreme chronic pain, it would affect me in a positive way. I would no longer have pain. I would be able to connect with people on a daily basis, also be able to interact with everyone on a normal basis. Instead of being in pain, and sitting on the sidelines watching everyone. I would be able to produce more work, I would be able to concentrate more on the things which would provide me to do better in what I was doing instead of concentrating on the pain, also I would…

severe cases of chronic pain because they have lived a lot of life and have the effects of life have taken their toll on their bodies. Individuals will usually develop a case of chronic pain after an injury and instead of healing correctly their brain and nervous system will continue to stay on “high alert” so as to be easily agitated. “Chronic pain is any discomfort or unpleasant sensation that lasts for more than 3 months, or beyond an expected normal healing time. “ (What is Chronic…