Pain management

acute pain. Many times it is the first time in their lives they have faced such pain. The health care team strives to manage their pain properly, but a careful balance is required while considering the effects of long-term opioid use. Health care providers must be considerate of the weaning process and monitoring patients to make sure addiction does not occur, especially in patients with a history of substance abuse. Unfortunately, opioid abuse and related deaths are at an all-time high, so pain…

“Peripheral Neuropathy is a result of damage to the peripheral nerves, often causing weakness, numbness and pain, usually in the hands and feet” (Mayo Clinic, 2014). This essay presents the topic of the complication of peripheral neuropathy associated with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Peripheral neuropathy has both physiological and psychological effects on the patient. It is the role of the nurse to deliver care to the patient and their family through a biopsychosocial…

5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT TENS UNIT ELECTRODES In transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) treatment for pain relief, electric signals are transmitted from the device (known as TENS unit) through electrodes placed on the skin surface to the nerves under the skin. If you don’t use these electrodes properly, your body can experience discomfort or pain even though the signals are generally mild and safe. Here are 5 things you should know about electrodes in the TENS unit: 1. Where…

To begin, there is an experiment done by Carlos Vallbona about magnets and pain relief with the question “Can the chronic pain experienced by post polio patients be relieved by magnetic fields applied directly over an identified trigger point?” There were a couple of questions concerning the study done by Vallbona, which included: Does the data support or refute the claim that active magnets relieve pain? What is known about population (the group the collected data is intended to describe),…

did the simulated experience of Sara Lin’s case make you feel? Pain is an elusive and complex phenomenon. However, the simulation of Sara Lin’s help me understand the patient’s responses and factors affecting the pain experience. Talk about what went well in the scenario. I performed a focused pain assessment and in collaboration with the patient Sara Lin, I decided the most appropriate pain intervention. Therefore, I administrated pain medications such as acetaminophen, using safe techniques.…

SECTION 2: NON-PHARMACOLOGIC APPROACHES TO CHRONIC PERSISTENT PAIN Abstract: Non-pharmacological therapies have become a vital part of treating CPP. The combination of both non-pharmacological and pharmacological therapies is termed multi modal. In general non-pharmacological measures are used to augment and complement pharmacological treatments. They can be classified as non-invasive or invasive methods. They include physical, cognitive, behavioral or complementary therapies. Clinicians should…

Abstract Treatment of chronic pain in diabetic neuropathy or neuropathic pain of other origins is challenging. Compounded topical formulations have evolved as potential treatment options. The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the efficacy of a compounded topical cream (Transdermal Therapeutics). Two versions of TT-CTAC cream were evaluated. Both creams contain Ketamine (10%), Baclofen (2%), Gabapentin (6%), amitriptyline (4%), bupivacaine (2%), Clonidine (0.2%). Additionally…

the Study of Pain (IASP), pain is defined as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described as such (SOURCE).” Since then, the psychology and subjectivity of pain made it even more complex to define pain. There are so many components to pain such as sensory, physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual and how pain is perceived varies from person to person. There are also so many factors that contribute to the way pain is…

1. Could Mr Smith’s culture influence his pain assessment? Why? What strategies could you employ to ensure that you are adequately addressing Mr Smith’s pain? A proper Pain assessment helps in preparing an accurate pain treatment plan. It involves a continuous process and multidimensional factors that are required in formulating an effective pain management plan. There are many factors that are responsible for a person’s pain, which may be Psychological, Physical, Emotional or Cultural. In…

Acute back pain Introduction: Low back pain is a universal human experience -- almost everyone has it at some point. The lower back, which starts below the ribcage, is called the lumbar region. Pain here can be intense and is one of the top causes of missed work. Fortunately, low back pain often gets better on its own. When it doesn't, there are effective treatments Definition: lumbosacral region accompanied by contraction of the paraspinal muscles hence the expression muscles sprain or strain .…