Chronic pain

disability among chronic neck pain sufferers. Chronic neck pain is largely non-specific in nature and requires a biopsychosocial understanding of risk factors to mitigate their poor outcome. Practice guidelines highlight the importance of classifying these patients based on these biopsychosocial clinical findings for effective intervention. Recent evidence also points to the success of personalized pain management that is anchored on specific neurophysiologic mechanism underpinning the pain experience

such chronic pain condition which is difficult to diagnose and manage due to the believed involvement of psychosocial elements in its widespread pain. Therefore there has been huge debate regarding the most effective management for these conditions. Recent evidence suggests that complementary therapies, including acupuncture is frequently administered with conventional physiotherapy as a mode of treatment in patients with several different conditions MSDs such as chronic upper mid back pain and fibromyalgia

of visits of mobilizations influence the MCID* on pain improvement in patients with chronic idiopathic neck pain- A cross-sectional study?” *MCID= Minimum clinically important difference 2. The specific aim of this cross-sectional study is to reduce cost and improve pain outcome in patients with chronic idiopathic neck pain (CINP). To do this, the study will examine whether the number of visits of mobilization (hypothesis) affect the MCID on pain reduction for patients to begin exercising. In addition

Can mindfulness interventions help people who suffer from chronic musculoskeletal pain? Matthew Rodda A literature review Summary Sadly, for some patients chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) can feel like a life sentence. All to often in clinical settings we see patients who psychologically combine chronic pain with resistance, the outcome often being suffering, this suffering, however, is a choice. Whilst there are behavioural and psychological components involved, recent research has looked into

identified as relevant to the topic chosen for systematic review proposal. The review will therefore be analysing the research methods, description of the study, design and significance of findings to the topic of research and management of chronic low back pain. Further, the review will discuss some strength and weakness associated with the chosen articles and relevant findings and their implication for current and future practice. Critical Literature Review has been described as a systematic process

information towards them. I narrowed it down and decided to pick the topic of stress management. Specifically, how stress management techniques and relaxation methods can help patients suffering from chronic pain. How effective are these tactics? How do they compare to traditional pharmacological approaches to pain management? I believe that this is an interesting topic and have learned a lot about myself in regards toward stress management and different types of coping techniques. This is a paper that is

I enjoyed this article, probably because I have a personal connection with chronic pain and the difficulty of pain management. Both my husband and my father have chronic pain. My father has a slew of health problems, including peripheral neuropathy and he is overcome by his pain. He cannot release the hold the pain has on him emotionally and will not listen to reason, because in his words “no one understands”, taking on the role of the victim. On the other hand, my husband who has a dreadful

The modern era in neuromodulation for the treatment of pain has started after the seminal work of Melzack and Wall, who described the so-called gate control theory (Melzack and Wall 1965). The first application of neuromodulation in a chronic pain patient was performed by Shealy in 1967 (Shealy, Mortimer et al. 1967). SCS has become a valuable method to treat chronic neuropathic pain. Traditionally, SCS consisted of an electrode placed on the dorsal columns of the spinal cord. The stimulation of

Top 5 Causes of Chronic Stomach Pain Do you live with chronic stomach pain? Lots of people do. The amount of “stomach remedies” you can find at the pharmacy is proof enough of that. I mean, there’s an entire aisle dedicated to the stuff! If chronic stomach pain is getting in the way of your life, knowing these common causes can help you skip the quick-fix route, and treat your condition at home. 1. Celiac Disease Celiac disease, also known as gluten-sensitive enteropathy, is a condition that

Alleviation for Chronic Pain Naturally Do you think you're experiencing serious pain? When your answer yes is, how will you relieve such pain? It’s natural for your body to consider pain relief when it's in pain or when it’s not operating properly. Will there be a need to consider alleviation for serious pain really? This is another question that should get a good answer. All the ways to relieve pain derive from the beliefs that to become a powerful pain pain relief tool, it ought to be in a