Limb pain

are on their feet all day long, and they can eventually become a source of pain and discomfort. While we don't often ignore pain in other areas of our bodies, our feet tend to get neglected. A podiatrist can help with overall foot health as well as treat any pain or discomfort a person may be having. An experienced podiatrist should have extensive training in foot conditions, foot pain, and various treatment options. Foot pain is something that can hinder a person's daily activity, and make even the

Everyone experiences physical pain at some time in their life, but it’s not treated all the same. Dr. Miles Day, the Medical Director of the Grace Health System Pain Management Center, says there are two separate kinds of pain. The first is called nociceptive pain, which is what you feel when you sprain your ankle, break a bone, or burn your finger. Cancer pain and arthritis pain are common types of chronic nociceptive pain. It responds well to pain medications, anti-inflammatory agents, or other

Introduction The International Association for the study of Pain (IASP, 2012) define neuropathic pain as a complex type of pain in the nervous system caused or initiated by its primary lesion or dysfunction. Taverner (2014) has described it as “pain without purpose” because it serves no useful signalling role and does not have any beneficial effect. There is a further definition provided by the IASP neuropathic pain special group of interest: “Pain arising as a direct consequence of a lesion or disease

Sciatic nerve pain is frequently seen as a a tingling sensation, sharp pain or numbness down the lower limb or even in one region on the leg, often only on the one hand. It is additionally ordinarily a pain that is certainly quite hard to eliminate as it's a result of sciatica, which can be attributable to a variety of things. However sciatica pain is usually crippling. The sciatic nerve could be the largest nerve within the body, running from your bottom in the back, with the hip, knee in order

The above named patient visited our facility in March 22, 2016 on account of left knee pain, swelling, difficulty with walking and a sense of weakness in the left lower limb. She accidentally injured her left knee in August 4, 2015 while she was on a plane. Imaging studies were obtained in the United States, and the results showed a partial tear of the ACL, MCL, LCL and a low-grade sprain of the PCL. She had physical therapy for 5 months both in the United States and Nigeria before visiting our

Pain is a vastly under treated phenomenon, causing suffering and financial losses to individuals and the society. According to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), pain can be defined as not just an unpleasant sensation however, holistically speaking, a complex sensory modality that is essential in the fight for survival. (Patel, N.B. 2010) It is thought to be a defence mechanism designed by the body, for triggering behavioural reflexes that defend against further noxious stimuli

Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of muscle pain and disability and is most common in adults over 65 (Brakke, Singh, Sullivan 2012). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis affecting over 12.4 million people over the age of 65. Brakke, Singh, and Sullivan (2012) explain that as those who have this diagnosis is usually treated with physical therapy to decrease pain and disability. Different modalities used including strength

a leg pain 3/5 and does not remember of injuring his leg. Even though there is no sign of visual injury I would do a thorough pain assessment. Before we do a table top examination we can ask Jonatan to hop on one foot or jump? I would use PQRST to obtain more information regarding pain assessment (CCCN, 2016.) The questions I would include are: what precipitated the pain? What makes it worse or better? If he has any pain right now? How does it feel like? Does he feel more pain or less pain than before

rear-ended their vehicle and she injured her back, neck and right arm. As per OMNI notes, the patient is diagnosed with cervical/thoracic/lumbar strain and right upper limb pain. Based on the progress report dated 09/29/16, the patient continues to be tearful having difficulties with dealing with her limitations and problems with chronic pain in her neck and upper back. The subacromial injection in her right shoulder gave her a transient relief of her clinical symptoms in her right shoulder. Patient also

radiculopathy typically produces pain or numbness, sensory deficits, or motor dysfunction in the neck and upper extremities. Cervical radiculopathy occurs with compression, traction, and a lesion on the nerve root caused by either a herniated disc, foramina narrowing or degenerative changes leading to stenosis of the intervertebral foramen. The most common level of root compression is C7 (46.3–69%), followed by C6 (19–17.6%) (1). The criteria’s for neck pain with radiating pain are upper extremity symptoms