Psychological pain

atient is a 34 year old woman complaining of joint pain, 7 on a pain scale of 1-10, as well as feelings of anxiety. She states her joint pain began a little over a month ago at first in her knees. Then she began to notice the pain increasing, and soon spreading to her wrists and fingers. She believed her job as an accountant and the constant typing required for the job exacerbated her joint pain in her fingers and wrists. She describes the pain as a “burning” sensation. Ms. Edwards also began…

Eventually, the neuromuscular system becomes less efficient, leading to premature fatigue, chronic pain and injury and less efficient motor skill performance. It has been speculated that trigger points may lead to a variety of sports injuries - from camps to more serious muscle and tendon tears. The theory, which seems plausible, is that trigger points…

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…

physical or mental pain in order to achieve the goal of satisfying some want of the torturer or to punish the guilty. In the United States about 25% of Americans believed that torture is “often” justified while another 38% is being “sometimes” justified. Only 15% said it should never be used. Today, I will inform you about torture devices as well as strategies used throughout centuries and if they are still practice today. Torture devices were designed to deliver an abundant of pain throughout…

The story of Terry Fox is about a young, motivated individual who was highly anticipated in sports and athletics. One day after driving home from basketball he crashed realizing his right knee was sore however ignored it. Shortly after, Terry was diagnosed with cancer and spent weeks in the hospital. During his time in the hospital, Terry came upon an interesting article about Dick Traum which inspired him to set forth on an incredible, life changing journey. The beginning of his journey took…

Torturers in the Middle Ages were used to violently frighten, force confessions, punish, and to satisfy personal hatred towards the accused. (McDonald 1) Torture in the Medieval Times was today’s form of interrogation, but was used with multiple torturing devices. Torture was performed in the torture chambers or the dungeons, usually located in the lower parts of the castles. Before torture was approved the accused would have to be proven mostly guilty, but not completely, before torture was…

assessed by one item, however, the literature supports validity and reliability to use a single item tool [262, 263]. Exposure variables: Measurement tools for symptom variables: Pain Intensity: Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) The BPI is a self-administered tool used to assess pain. It allows people to rate the severity of pain and…

When distracted by pain, the last thing considered is how well the mind is feeling, but that may be more important than what scientists originally thought. Mental state has been found to affect humans, as a species, significantly more than what the average person may realize. It can affect how a person feels physically as well as emotionally. In recent studies it has been found that the psychological state affects pain specifically. It can even affect how a person will recovery from major and…

Pain, everyone feels pain in their own way. There are some that have a high tolerance for it and then there are the ones that can’t handle it at all. I feel that I have a high tolerance for pain because there was a time when I was playing with my younger brother, we were sliding down the railing of the stairs of my home when I leaned too far in the opposite direction and next thing I know is that I am falling towards the ground, but not before I took glass down with me and cut my arm. At first I…

Rachels begins a series of arguments for active euthanasia by discussing a situation where a patient is dying of incurable cancer of the throat and is in unbearable pain. It is certain that the patient will pass on in the next couple of days, even with treatment. However, the patient decides that he does not want to continue to bear the pain, even for that short period. Both the patient and his family seek an assisted death. Since it is illegal for doctors to take direct action (which consists…