Pain

Specific or Non-Specific Back Pain Let’s take a closer look at back pain, what it is and what it can be. First of all the simplest differentiating characteristics will be whether the pain is acute or chronic. If the pain is chronic then that means it is a persisting, long lasting pain. It often lasts longer than it is expected to even though the injured area has been treated. Not necessarily something suffered daily but something suffered routinely. If the pain is acute that means it gets…

In the world of medicine, pain is associated with different types of diseases. Pain can be sudden such as a headache, fever, aches and pains, or pain can be continuous such as arthritis. There are many different kinds of pain relievers available to help reduce pain either by prescription or non-prescription medications. The first type of medication is non-narcotic analgesic drugs that can be bought over-the-counter without a prescription. According to Turley, (2014) aspirin (Bayer),…

Controlling pain is one of the most important measures that is done in a health care setting. Often times health care providers turn to administering stronger doses of powerful analgesics such as opioids to control a patient’s pain level. However, with the recent epidemic sweeping through the nation regarding opioids, it is important that alternative pain management measures are examined and performed by all the staff. Alternative therapies help reduce anxiety and promote recovery. Patients…

Abdominal pain can be caused by many things. The causes may also change as your child gets older. Usually, abdominal pain is not serious and gets better with no treatment or by being treated at home. However, sometimes abdominal pain is serious. Your child’s health care provider will do a medical history and a physical exam to try to determine the cause of your child’s abdominal pain. HOME CARE INSTRUCTIONS • Give over-the-counter and prescription medicines only as told by your child’s health…

A comparison of commonly used pain assessment tools in oncology patients and nurses role in pain management. Introduction Cancer constitutes an enormous burden worldwide that is expected increase due to the growth and aging of the population and because of the adoption of behaviours and lifestyle factors known to cause cancer. Every year at least 30,000 people are reported of suffering from cancer. Pain due to cancer is one of the most distressing symptom experienced by the patient at some or…

This pain can be a mild aching to a sharp consistent pain. The pain that's felt in the muscles, tendons, and ligaments that are around the joints. Fibromyalgia can also effect the bowels and urinary organs. It also effects the brain (headaches, fatigue,…

Pain that persists after the surgical wound has healed could be the result of somatic nociception, the consequence of ongoing inflammation (e.g. infection, haematoma), a manifestation of neuropathic pain from surgical injury to peripheral nerves (e.g. complex regional pain syndromes, neuralgias)3 , or from visceral nociception. chronic post surgical pain has been defined as “pathological pain that persists for longer than two months post surgery”. Recently, a mechanism of neuronal plasticity in…

Poorly managed pain has a number of undesirable physical and psychological consequences in children (Rennick et al, 2002) which can lead to short and long term effect on the nervous system (Sarpell, 2006). For orthopaedic patients, the consequences of poorly managed acute and postoperative pain can be quite significant both short and long terms (Lellan, 2004; Saxe et al, 2001). Orthopaedic studies have shown that the short term effect of poorly managed pain includes slower recovery, longer…

The impact of chronic unrelieved pain on physiological will be if patient is dealing with prolong stress responses. Having an increase heart rate, blood pressure, and the need for more oxygen due to body not receiving enough oxygen. Patient will experience delayed healing, immobility, and decreased immune response. The impact of chronic pain for quality of life will be the pain will interfere with patient activities of daily living, and will experience different mood behaviors like depressions,…

problems including sciatica pain, degenerative disc disease and disc prolapse are the serious health aliments that can produce bothersome symptoms. Spinal discs act as a cushion between the back bones and are very susceptible to injury or disease, causing severe pain in the back and legs. These problems greatly affect aging individuals because of wear and tear in the spine disc cartilage, causing the loss of normal function or structure and decrease quality of life. Proper pain management for…