Low back pain

sustained a work-related injury while she was turning a patient and felt that her back popped. Per OMNI, she was diagnosed with severe stenosis secondary to disc protrusion and facet cyst. She is status post laminectomy on 05/27. Based on the progress report dated 07/05/16, the patient is scheduled for a 3-level global fusion on 07/22/16 and 07/25/16. She reports that her back pain is rated as 7 /10. Yesterday was worse. The pain radiates into the right buttock, dorsolateral thigh, wrapping…

policies and is used most broadly to relieve pain (U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2016). For this week's discussion the topic of acupuncture will be covered. 1. Identify and state which patient symptoms are more likely to be relieved by this treatment. Give the reasons to support this. A number of studies suggest that acupuncture may help ease types of pain that are often chronic such as low-back pain, neck pain, and osteoarthritis/knee pain. It also may help reduce the frequency of…

The three nursing interventions for this diagnosis are to provide nonpharmacological comfort such as a massage, administer analgesics as indicated for discomfort, and determine location, frequency, duration, and intensity of pain using a zero to ten rating scale. Secondly, she is at risk for deficient fluid volume related to excessive losses through abdominal routs evidence by JP tube and output of dark urine. Her nursing interventions for this include monitor intake and output…

injuring her low back. The patient underwent complex revision left total knee arthroplasty on 10/27/2015 and also undergone left knee arthroscopic capsular release and left knee manipulation under anesthesia on 1/22/2016. Based on the medical report dated 11/10/16 by Dr. Fieser, the patient presents for left knee pain and right knee pain. Left knee pain is associated with numbness, tingling and weakness. The pain is aggravated by prolonged walking/standing, lifting and carrying items. The…

Do you have a pain in your heel? One of the most common causes of heel pain having plantar fasciitis. This involves a pain and inflammation in the plantar fascia, which is a long, thin ligament that connects the heel to the front of your foot. The word plantar means sole of the heel, and fasciitis means inflammation of the fascia of a muscle or organ, so the name plantar fasciitis explains the disorder. Plantar fasciitis can be caused by many different factors like age, obesity, certain…

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…

skin to help with a variety of symptoms. 3. In the America’s, acupuncture is often used for chronic pain such as: low-back pain, neck pain, and osteoarthritis/knee pain. It may also help with tension headaches and prevent migraine headaches. 4. There is a controversy whether or not this type of therapy is just a placebo. The research is ongoing to see if acupuncture is actually helps to relieve pain. 5. Very few side effects have been reported when acupuncture is done correctly. Some…

common causes of heel pain. It involves pain and inflammation of a thick band of tissue, called the plantar fascia, that runs across the bottom of your foot and connects our heel to your toes. She received acupuncture therapy sessions and eventually her pain stopped, she now attends monthly sessions to keep inflammation and stress down, and to balance her hormones. Jasmine Elliot is one of the many people who have struggled with chronic pain, attended acupuncture, and their pain was eliminated.…

The chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) is major problem and its incidence is increasing (1, 2), and most of those patients has the abacterial form (3, 4). The patients complaint from pain sensations in different regions, in the prostate, perineum, testes, suprapubic, groin, and back (5). These pain sensations may affect the quality of life of the patients which may be greater than pain itself (6, 7). Its cause is still unknown which may be previous infections, local chemical alterations, and…

Pain Relief Preoperatively and Postoperatively Everyone experiences pain differently, and you have the right to have your pain evaluated and managed. If you have questions, problems, or concerns about pain that you may feel before surgery (preoperatively) or after surgery (postoperatively), tell your health care provider. Severe pain after surgery—and the fear or worry associated with that pain—may cause extreme discomfort that: • Prevents sleep. • Decreases the ability to breathe deeply…