Pain

CHIEF COMPLAINT: Left elbow pain. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: Makayla is a very pleasant 4-year-old right-hand dominant female who presented to the emergency department yesterday after sustaining a fall while playing with another young family member. She fell onto an outstretched left arm and had pain in and around the left elbow. She was seen in the emergency department, where clinical and radiographic evaluations demonstrated the presences of a fracture through the left proximal ulna.…

Abdominal pain is the most frequent reason patients seek hospital admissions, but diagnosis can be a bit challenging due to different associating conditions. The initial goal in diagnosing abdominal pain is to determine if the pain is from a benign entities or from a life threatening condition. The initial step in diagnosing abdominal pain is identifying the location of the patient’s pain which helps limit the differential diagnosis to a conditions that cause pain in a specific abdominal…

Dental procedures are often associated with pain. A root canal is one procedure that is notorious for pain. While some pain is expected, severe pain shouldn't be an issue. If pain is something that is concerning you to, don't worry. You can be better prepared for your root canal by knowing these four things about root canal post-op pain: 1. Take Your Medications Perhaps the best tip for handling pain after a root canal is to take your medications as prescribed. If you were prescribed…

Back Pain Relief Millions of Americans visit the doctor each year for back pain relief. If you reside in the Butler, Pennsylvania area, call to request an appointment with Dr. Ram Parikh at Discover Wellness Center to address your back pain with competent and compassionate chiropractic care. Back Pain Relief Q&A What causes back pain? Back pain, particularly low back pain, is one of the top reasons people visit the doctor. It is also the leading contributor to disability around the world.…

Subjective history of chief complaints and pain will lead physical therapist to look in to the possibility of serious pathology. Addressing the given case history, throbbing type of pain unrelated to the activities and history of nocturnal pain will serve as red flags to the clinician. Patient complaints of shortness of breath and pain pattern are not directly related to the occupational history and medical history provided. According to VanWye, 2009, screening skills of physical therapist…

CC Sara is a 41-year-old female here today complaining of right wrist pain. HPI The patient had prior trauma to her wrist, resulting in a right radial fracture, treated with surgery by Dr. Eberhart in February of 2014. Since then, she tells me, once she recovered from that, she had been doing reasonably well. About a week and a half ago, she says she fell on her wrist. She tripped. She immediately felt pain, as well as there was swelling in the right wrist as well. She went to an urgent…

Chronic (non-cancer) pain management is a complex part of healthcare. Treating patients in order to relieve pain is often hard to do in a completely safe and risk free manner, especially in the long term. A common treatment method for individuals with chronic pain is opioid painkillers. Opioid painkillers have numerous side effects with the biggest risks being that of abuse, dependence, and the possibility of death from an overdose. The risk of using opioids compared to the benefits, or efficacy…

The "No Pain, No Gain" motto is used all around the world by competitive sports players. The motto means that when an athlete is hurt playing a sport they ignore the pain and keep going on and that winning is more important than their personal health. An example is a baseball player playing with a broken arm or a gymnast doing flips with sprained ankles. Three real life examples are the story's of Gabby Taylor and Chris Coyne and lots of other people around the world. 15 year old Gabby…

Pain is now considered the fifth vital sign. As nurses, it is our responsibility to continually assess for pain on a regular basis, provide necessary interventions to treat or reduce pain and continually reassess the effectiveness of our nursing interventions after implementation has occurred to provide the client with comfort and promote quality of life. However, just as important is not only relieving the pain, but also finding potential factors that are causing pain and taking action to…

do Neck Pains Occur? Cervical spines can face pain for many reasons. For example, accidents or injury can cause severe pain in the neck. A certain move of whipping can hurt the neck and may even cause death. Another reason can be the age. Research says that older people feel more pain in their necks as their bones start to damage due to lack of iron and calcium. Even certain diseases can also trigger neck pain. Thirdly, a joint disease named Osteoarthritis can be the reason behind this pain. It…