Guest guest Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 o Disorders ► Diabetic Neuropathy:Diabetes mellitus is a disease that affects multiple organ systems. When the disease affects nerve endings, causing pain and/or damage to nerves, it is called diabetic neuropathy. Researchers have presented many theories as to the cause of neuropathic pain. Hyperglycemia has been shown to be associated with damage to nerves as well as decreased pain tolerance. It is important to know is that controlling blood glucose levels can help lessen symptoms. [home] [top of page] ► Herpes Zoster/Shingles:Herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles, is an acute infectious disease caused by the herpes zoster virus. Researchers have discovered that herpes zoster and varicella, the virus responsible for chicken pox, are related. Varicella, or chicken pox, is the response of a person with no immunity to the virus, while zoster is the response of a person with partial immunity. Simply put, shingles is an affliction of people, usually in their 50’s and above, who as children have had chicken pox. As people age, the immunity developed after having chicken pox appears to weaken, making them susceptible to shingles. The disease usually begins with pain, in a pattern following a dermatome (nerve distribution) on the body. Although most common in the chest wall, pain can occur in the face as well. The pain, described by patients as sharp, shooting, dull, aching, and burning, is sometimes accompanied by fever, malaise, headache, nausea, and stiff neck. In several days, skin eruptions follow. The skin becomes swollen and red, followed by puss filled sores which eventually crust over in about 2-3 weeks. After this time, the sharp pain usually begins to disappear and the scales begin to fall off. By the fifth week, the patient has irregularly shaped pink scars in the affected area. The skin can remains very sensitive to touch for several months before returning to normal. Herpes zoster victims should seek treatment at the earliest opportunity so that available antiviral and anti-inflammatory drugs and pain control measures can be instituted. Pain specialists encourage early therapy to lessen or avoid instances of postherpetic neuralgia, a pain problem that exists after the lesions heal. It appears to occur more often in patients who have not been treated aggressively in the early stages of herpes zoster, and tends to become more common with age. Postherpetic neuralgia is one of the most difficult problems encountered by physicians. Patients complain of stabbing, unrelenting pain and itching along with difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite, and constipation which can last for months to years. Pain specialists use a variety of methods to treat this pain syndrome, including TENS therapy, ice and other cold therapies, nerve blocks, psychosocial therapy, and medications to help with pain and depression. [home] [top of page] ► Fibromyalgia: Fibromyalgia is a term that describes a muscle disorder characterized by widespread aching lasting more than three months, with tender points on both sides of the body. The pain is usually continuous, but there can be day-to-day fluctuations in intensity and shifts from one are of the body to another. Fibromyagia is often secondary to a number of common problems, including muscle overload caused by poor posture, work duties that require repeated or sustained contractions, and stress. Without related disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia patients will have normal lab tests and no objective symptoms, such as joint swelling or limited range of motion. [home] [top of page] ► Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy:Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a disorder that occurs occasionally after almost any injury, such as an ankle sprain or fracture, an operation, or soft tissue injury. Reflex Sympathetic Dystropy (RSD) is an older term for the same disorder. Today, many specialists feel that Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome is a more descriptive term. Interestingly, the pain syndrome is not a new discovery; CRPS was first documented by a doctor treating patients during the Civil War. [home] [top of page] ► Myofascial Pain/Trigger Points:Myofascial pain is a term used to describe pain and dysfunction of skeletal muscles. It is one of the most common causes of acute and chronic pain. Nearly everyone suffers from the disorder at some time. Myofascial pain is one of the most treatable pain-producing conditions; unfortunately, it is a condition doctors frequently misdiagnose or treat inadequately. Myofascial pain usually appears in one part of the body in one or a few muscle groups. It is characterized by one or more hypersensitive regions called "trigger points," which cause local and referred pain. Trigger points can be active or latent. Active trigger points are always tender—when pressed, they reproduce the referred pain symptoms. Latent trigger points do not cause pain during normal activities, but are tender when touched. It is frequently difficult to determine the exact cause of myofascial pain, but it can be the result of a patient’s injury. Common sites of myofascial pain include muscles in the head, neck, shoulders, and back. A patient with symptoms of myofascial pain should be screened by a physician who specializes in treating the disorder so that he can receive appropriate treatment and referrals as appropriate. [home] [top of page] ► Headaches:Headaches are usually classified into several broad categories, including muscle contraction, or tension headache, vascular, or migraine, and cluster headache. Brief descriptions of two primary headache types and treatments follow. The tension-type headache is usually bilateral, but can be one-sided, often involving the temple and eye region and possibly the neck. This headache evolves over a period of hours to days and then tends to remain constant. Sleep disturbance is common. Headaches most frequently occur between 4am-8am and 4pm to 8pm, with females more likely to suffer. There is no heredity pattern or aura (visual disturbance, such as spots in field of vision).Migraine headaches are usually one-sided headaches which may start in childhood. The pain is frequently described as throbbing or pounding, often settling behind one eye, and may appear every few days or only once in 6 months. Victims are more often female, with a strong family history. Typically, attacks last for 4-24 hours with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, light and sound sensitivity, and possible aura present. [home] [top of page] ► Low back pain:Low back pain is second only to the common cold as the cause of work absence in people less than 55. Most people suffer at least one episode of back pain in their lives. In the vast majority of cases, back pain resolves on its own or with conservative measures, in less than two months. Interestingly, men usually complain about back pain more frequently than women, and are more likely to have disk problems, while women more frequently have osteoporosis, which can lead to vertebral weakening and compression fractures. [home] [top of page] ► Cancer Pain Management:The pain specialist works closely with the cancer patient’s primary care physician, oncologist, surgeon, and other members of the team to aggressively treat cancer pain. The physician will carefully review the patient’s past medical history with special attention to his previous cancer treatment. If multiple pain problems are found, each is treated individually. Cancer-related pain can be caused by pressure from the tumor or injury to surface or deep nerves from surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy. Bone and nerve compression pain are the most common, but it is not unusual to find a cancer patient suffering from several seemingly unrelated pain disorders. Chronic cancer pain is often associated with anxiety and/or depression, loss of appetite, weakness, and sleep disturbance. A pain physician is frequently consulted to assist patients whose pain prevents them from doing activities of daily living, causes family problems, and affects their appetite and vitality. [home] [top of page] home | director | newsletter | info acute pain | chronic pain | behavior | disorders Copyright © University Pain Management Center Inc., 2001- 2002, . 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Guest guest Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 I don't think Aiden is diabetic On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 9:40 PM, Joyce Hudson <bjoyful@...> wrote: o Disorders â–º Diabetic Neuropathy:Diabetes mellitus is a disease that affects multiple organ systems. When the disease affects nerve endings, causing pain and/or damage to nerves, it is called diabetic neuropathy. Researchers have presented many theories as to the cause of neuropathic pain. Hyperglycemia has been shown to be associated with damage to nerves as well as decreased pain tolerance. It is important to know is that controlling blood glucose levels can help lessen symptoms. [home] [top of page] â–º Herpes Zoster/Shingles:Herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles, is an acute infectious disease caused by the herpes zoster virus. Researchers have discovered that herpes zoster and varicella, the virus responsible for chicken pox, are related. Varicella, or chicken pox, is the response of a person with no immunity to the virus, while zoster is the response of a person with partial immunity. Simply put, shingles is an affliction of people, usually in their 50's and above, who as children have had chicken pox. As people age, the immunity developed after having chicken pox appears to weaken, making them susceptible to shingles. The disease usually begins with pain, in a pattern following a dermatome (nerve distribution) on the body. Although most common in the chest wall, pain can occur in the face as well. The pain, described by patients as sharp, shooting, dull, aching, and burning, is sometimes accompanied by fever, malaise, headache, nausea, and stiff neck. In several days, skin eruptions follow. The skin becomes swollen and red, followed by puss filled sores which eventually crust over in about 2-3 weeks. After this time, the sharp pain usually begins to disappear and the scales begin to fall off. By the fifth week, the patient has irregularly shaped pink scars in the affected area. The skin can remains very sensitive to touch for several months before returning to normal. Herpes zoster victims should seek treatment at the earliest opportunity so that available antiviral and anti-inflammatory drugs and pain control measures can be instituted. Pain specialists encourage early therapy to lessen or avoid instances of postherpetic neuralgia, a pain problem that exists after the lesions heal. It appears to occur more often in patients who have not been treated aggressively in the early stages of herpes zoster, and tends to become more common with age. Postherpetic neuralgia is one of the most difficult problems encountered by physicians. Patients complain of stabbing, unrelenting pain and itching along with difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite, and constipation which can last for months to years. Pain specialists use a variety of methods to treat this pain syndrome, including TENS therapy, ice and other cold therapies, nerve blocks, psychosocial therapy, and medications to help with pain and depression. [home] [top of page] â–º Fibromyalgia: Fibromyalgia is a term that describes a muscle disorder characterized by widespread aching lasting more than three months, with tender points on both sides of the body. The pain is usually continuous, but there can be day-to-day fluctuations in intensity and shifts from one are of the body to another. Fibromyalgia is often secondary to a number of common problems, including muscle overload caused by poor posture, work duties that require repeated or sustained contractions, and stress. Without related disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia patients will have normal lab tests and no objective symptoms, such as joint swelling or limited range of motion. [home] [top of page] â–º Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy:Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a disorder that occurs occasionally after almost any injury, such as an ankle sprain or fracture, an operation, or soft tissue injury. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) is an older term for the same disorder. Today, many specialists feel that Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome is a more descriptive term. Interestingly, the pain syndrome is not a new discovery; CRPS was first documented by a doctor treating patients during the Civil War. [home] [top of page] â–º Myofascial Pain/Trigger Points:Myofascial pain is a term used to describe pain and dysfunction of skeletal muscles. It is one of the most common causes of acute and chronic pain. Nearly everyone suffers from the disorder at some time. Myofascial pain is one of the most treatable pain-producing conditions; unfortunately, it is a condition doctors frequently misdiagnose or treat inadequately. Myofascial pain usually appears in one part of the body in one or a few muscle groups. It is characterized by one or more hypersensitive regions called " trigger points, " which cause local and referred pain. Trigger points can be active or latent. Active trigger points are always tender—when pressed, they reproduce the referred pain symptoms. Latent trigger points do not cause pain during normal activities, but are tender when touched. It is frequently difficult to determine the exact cause of myofascial pain, but it can be the result of a patient's injury. Common sites of myofascial pain include muscles in the head, neck, shoulders, and back. A patient with symptoms of myofascial pain should be screened by a physician who specializes in treating the disorder so that he can receive appropriate treatment and referrals as appropriate. [home] [top of page] â–º Headaches:Headaches are usually classified into several broad categories, including muscle contraction, or tension headache, vascular, or migraine, and cluster headache. Brief descriptions of two primary headache types and treatments follow. The tension-type headache is usually bilateral, but can be one-sided, often involving the temple and eye region and possibly the neck. This headache evolves over a period of hours to days and then tends to remain constant. Sleep disturbance is common. Headaches most frequently occur between 4am-8am and 4pm to 8pm, with females more likely to suffer. There is no heredity pattern or aura (visual disturbance, such as spots in field of vision). Migraine headaches are usually one-sided headaches which may start in childhood. The pain is frequently described as throbbing or pounding, often settling behind one eye, and may appear every few days or only once in 6 months. Victims are more often female, with a strong family history. Typically, attacks last for 4-24 hours with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, light and sound sensitivity, and possible aura present. [home] [top of page] â–º Low back pain:Low back pain is second only to the common cold as the cause of work absence in people less than 55. Most people suffer at least one episode of back pain in their lives. In the vast majority of cases, back pain resolves on its own or with conservative measures, in less than two months. Interestingly, men usually complain about back pain more frequently than women, and are more likely to have disk problems, while women more frequently have osteoporosis, which can lead to vertebral weakening and compression fractures. [home] [top of page] â–º Cancer Pain Management:The pain specialist works closely with the cancer patient's primary care physician, oncologist, surgeon, and other members of the team to aggressively treat cancer pain. The physician will carefully review the patient's past medical history with special attention to his previous cancer treatment. If multiple pain problems are found, each is treated individually. Cancer-related pain can be caused by pressure from the tumor or injury to surface or deep nerves from surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy. Bone and nerve compression pain are the most common, but it is not unusual to find a cancer patient suffering from several seemingly unrelated pain disorders. Chronic cancer pain is often associated with anxiety and/or depression, loss of appetite, weakness, and sleep disturbance. A pain physician is frequently consulted to assist patients whose pain prevents them from doing activities of daily living, causes family problems, and affects their appetite and vitality. [home] [top of page] home | director | newsletter | info acute pain | chronic pain | behavior | disorders Copyright © University Pain Management Center Inc., 2001- 2002, . 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Guest guest Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008  I kind of doubt it, but I just decided to send this article, since it covers several illnesses that cause pain. :-) Love, Joy Re: [ ] Some causes of pain I don't think Aiden is diabetic On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 9:40 PM, Joyce Hudson <bjoyful@...> wrote: o Disorders ► Diabetic Neuropathy:Diabetes mellitus is a disease that affects multiple organ systems. When the disease affects nerve endings, causing pain and/or damage to nerves, it is called diabetic neuropathy. Researchers have presented many theories as to the cause of neuropathic pain. Hyperglycemia has been shown to be associated with damage to nerves as well as decreased pain tolerance. It is important to know is that controlling blood glucose levels can help lessen symptoms. [home] [top of page] ► Herpes Zoster/Shingles:Herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles, is an acute infectious disease caused by the herpes zoster virus. Researchers have discovered that herpes zoster and varicella, the virus responsible for chicken pox, are related. Varicella, or chicken pox, is the response of a person with no immunity to the virus, while zoster is the response of a person with partial immunity. Simply put, shingles is an affliction of people, usually in their 50's and above, who as children have had chicken pox. As people age, the immunity developed after having chicken pox appears to weaken, making them susceptible to shingles. The disease usually begins with pain, in a pattern following a dermatome (nerve distribution) on the body. Although most common in the chest wall, pain can occur in the face as well. The pain, described by patients as sharp, shooting, dull, aching, and burning, is sometimes accompanied by fever, malaise, headache, nausea, and stiff neck. In several days, skin eruptions follow. The skin becomes swollen and red, followed by puss filled sores which eventually crust over in about 2-3 weeks. After this time, the sharp pain usually begins to disappear and the scales begin to fall off. By the fifth week, the patient has irregularly shaped pink scars in the affected area. The skin can remains very sensitive to touch for several months before returning to normal. Herpes zoster victims should seek treatment at the earliest opportunity so that available antiviral and anti-inflammatory drugs and pain control measures can be instituted. Pain specialists encourage early therapy to lessen or avoid instances of postherpetic neuralgia, a pain problem that exists after the lesions heal. It appears to occur more often in patients who have not been treated aggressively in the early stages of herpes zoster, and tends to become more common with age. Postherpetic neuralgia is one of the most difficult problems encountered by physicians. Patients complain of stabbing, unrelenting pain and itching along with difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite, and constipation which can last for months to years. Pain specialists use a variety of methods to treat this pain syndrome, including TENS therapy, ice and other cold therapies, nerve blocks, psychosocial therapy, and medications to help with pain and depression. [home] [top of page] ► Fibromyalgia: Fibromyalgia is a term that describes a muscle disorder characterized by widespread aching lasting more than three months, with tender points on both sides of the body. The pain is usually continuous, but there can be day-to-day fluctuations in intensity and shifts from one are of the body to another. Fibromyalgia is often secondary to a number of common problems, including muscle overload caused by poor posture, work duties that require repeated or sustained contractions, and stress. Without related disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia patients will have normal lab tests and no objective symptoms, such as joint swelling or limited range of motion. [home] [top of page] ► Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy:Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a disorder that occurs occasionally after almost any injury, such as an ankle sprain or fracture, an operation, or soft tissue injury. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) is an older term for the same disorder. Today, many specialists feel that Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome is a more descriptive term. Interestingly, the pain syndrome is not a new discovery; CRPS was first documented by a doctor treating patients during the Civil War. [home] [top of page] ► Myofascial Pain/Trigger Points:Myofascial pain is a term used to describe pain and dysfunction of skeletal muscles. It is one of the most common causes of acute and chronic pain. Nearly everyone suffers from the disorder at some time. Myofascial pain is one of the most treatable pain-producing conditions; unfortunately, it is a condition doctors frequently misdiagnose or treat inadequately. Myofascial pain usually appears in one part of the body in one or a few muscle groups. It is characterized by one or more hypersensitive regions called "trigger points," which cause local and referred pain. Trigger points can be active or latent. Active trigger points are always tender—when pressed, they reproduce the referred pain symptoms. Latent trigger points do not cause pain during normal activities, but are tender when touched. It is frequently difficult to determine the exact cause of myofascial pain, but it can be the result of a patient's injury. Common sites of myofascial pain include muscles in the head, neck, shoulders, and back. A patient with symptoms of myofascial pain should be screened by a physician who specializes in treating the disorder so that he can receive appropriate treatment and referrals as appropriate. [home] [top of page] ► Headaches:Headaches are usually classified into several broad categories, including muscle contraction, or tension headache, vascular, or migraine, and cluster headache. Brief descriptions of two primary headache types and treatments follow. The tension-type headache is usually bilateral, but can be one-sided, often involving the temple and eye region and possibly the neck. This headache evolves over a period of hours to days and then tends to remain constant. Sleep disturbance is common. Headaches most frequently occur between 4am-8am and 4pm to 8pm, with females more likely to suffer. There is no heredity pattern or aura (visual disturbance, such as spots in field of vision).Migraine headaches are usually one-sided headaches which may start in childhood. The pain is frequently described as throbbing or pounding, often settling behind one eye, and may appear every few days or only once in 6 months. Victims are more often female, with a strong family history. Typically, attacks last for 4-24 hours with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, light and sound sensitivity, and possible aura present. [home] [top of page] ► Low back pain:Low back pain is second only to the common cold as the cause of work absence in people less than 55. Most people suffer at least one episode of back pain in their lives. In the vast majority of cases, back pain resolves on its own or with conservative measures, in less than two months. Interestingly, men usually complain about back pain more frequently than women, and are more likely to have disk problems, while women more frequently have osteoporosis, which can lead to vertebral weakening and compression fractures. [home] [top of page] ► Cancer Pain Management:The pain specialist works closely with the cancer patient's primary care physician, oncologist, surgeon, and other members of the team to aggressively treat cancer pain. The physician will carefully review the patient's past medical history with special attention to his previous cancer treatment. If multiple pain problems are found, each is treated individually. Cancer-related pain can be caused by pressure from the tumor or injury to surface or deep nerves from surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy. Bone and nerve compression pain are the most common, but it is not unusual to find a cancer patient suffering from several seemingly unrelated pain disorders. Chronic cancer pain is often associated with anxiety and/or depression, loss of appetite, weakness, and sleep disturbance. A pain physician is frequently consulted to assist patients whose pain prevents them from doing activities of daily living, causes family problems, and affects their appetite and vitality. [home] [top of page] home | director | newsletter | info acute pain | chronic pain | behavior | disorders Copyright © University Pain Management Center Inc., 2001- 2002, . Legal Notice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Any info is helpful On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 9:52 PM, Joyce Hudson <bjoyful@...> wrote:  I kind of doubt it, but I just decided to send this article, since it covers several illnesses that cause pain. :-) Love, Joy Re: [ ] Some causes of pain I don't think Aiden is diabetic On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 9:40 PM, Joyce Hudson <bjoyful@...> wrote: o Disorders â–º Diabetic Neuropathy:Diabetes mellitus is a disease that affects multiple organ systems. When the disease affects nerve endings, causing pain and/or damage to nerves, it is called diabetic neuropathy. Researchers have presented many theories as to the cause of neuropathic pain. Hyperglycemia has been shown to be associated with damage to nerves as well as decreased pain tolerance. It is important to know is that controlling blood glucose levels can help lessen symptoms. [home] [top of page] â–º Herpes Zoster/Shingles:Herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles, is an acute infectious disease caused by the herpes zoster virus. Researchers have discovered that herpes zoster and varicella, the virus responsible for chicken pox, are related. Varicella, or chicken pox, is the response of a person with no immunity to the virus, while zoster is the response of a person with partial immunity. Simply put, shingles is an affliction of people, usually in their 50's and above, who as children have had chicken pox. As people age, the immunity developed after having chicken pox appears to weaken, making them susceptible to shingles. The disease usually begins with pain, in a pattern following a dermatome (nerve distribution) on the body. Although most common in the chest wall, pain can occur in the face as well. The pain, described by patients as sharp, shooting, dull, aching, and burning, is sometimes accompanied by fever, malaise, headache, nausea, and stiff neck. In several days, skin eruptions follow. The skin becomes swollen and red, followed by puss filled sores which eventually crust over in about 2-3 weeks. After this time, the sharp pain usually begins to disappear and the scales begin to fall off. By the fifth week, the patient has irregularly shaped pink scars in the affected area. The skin can remains very sensitive to touch for several months before returning to normal. Herpes zoster victims should seek treatment at the earliest opportunity so that available antiviral and anti-inflammatory drugs and pain control measures can be instituted. Pain specialists encourage early therapy to lessen or avoid instances of postherpetic neuralgia, a pain problem that exists after the lesions heal. It appears to occur more often in patients who have not been treated aggressively in the early stages of herpes zoster, and tends to become more common with age. Postherpetic neuralgia is one of the most difficult problems encountered by physicians. Patients complain of stabbing, unrelenting pain and itching along with difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite, and constipation which can last for months to years. Pain specialists use a variety of methods to treat this pain syndrome, including TENS therapy, ice and other cold therapies, nerve blocks, psychosocial therapy, and medications to help with pain and depression. [home] [top of page] â–º Fibromyalgia: Fibromyalgia is a term that describes a muscle disorder characterized by widespread aching lasting more than three months, with tender points on both sides of the body. The pain is usually continuous, but there can be day-to-day fluctuations in intensity and shifts from one are of the body to another. Fibromyalgia is often secondary to a number of common problems, including muscle overload caused by poor posture, work duties that require repeated or sustained contractions, and stress. Without related disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia patients will have normal lab tests and no objective symptoms, such as joint swelling or limited range of motion. [home] [top of page] â–º Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy:Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a disorder that occurs occasionally after almost any injury, such as an ankle sprain or fracture, an operation, or soft tissue injury. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) is an older term for the same disorder. Today, many specialists feel that Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome is a more descriptive term. Interestingly, the pain syndrome is not a new discovery; CRPS was first documented by a doctor treating patients during the Civil War. [home] [top of page] â–º Myofascial Pain/Trigger Points:Myofascial pain is a term used to describe pain and dysfunction of skeletal muscles. It is one of the most common causes of acute and chronic pain. Nearly everyone suffers from the disorder at some time. Myofascial pain is one of the most treatable pain-producing conditions; unfortunately, it is a condition doctors frequently misdiagnose or treat inadequately. Myofascial pain usually appears in one part of the body in one or a few muscle groups. It is characterized by one or more hypersensitive regions called " trigger points, " which cause local and referred pain. Trigger points can be active or latent. Active trigger points are always tender—when pressed, they reproduce the referred pain symptoms. Latent trigger points do not cause pain during normal activities, but are tender when touched. It is frequently difficult to determine the exact cause of myofascial pain, but it can be the result of a patient's injury. Common sites of myofascial pain include muscles in the head, neck, shoulders, and back. A patient with symptoms of myofascial pain should be screened by a physician who specializes in treating the disorder so that he can receive appropriate treatment and referrals as appropriate. [home] [top of page] â–º Headaches:Headaches are usually classified into several broad categories, including muscle contraction, or tension headache, vascular, or migraine, and cluster headache. Brief descriptions of two primary headache types and treatments follow. The tension-type headache is usually bilateral, but can be one-sided, often involving the temple and eye region and possibly the neck. This headache evolves over a period of hours to days and then tends to remain constant. Sleep disturbance is common. Headaches most frequently occur between 4am-8am and 4pm to 8pm, with females more likely to suffer. There is no heredity pattern or aura (visual disturbance, such as spots in field of vision). Migraine headaches are usually one-sided headaches which may start in childhood. The pain is frequently described as throbbing or pounding, often settling behind one eye, and may appear every few days or only once in 6 months. Victims are more often female, with a strong family history. Typically, attacks last for 4-24 hours with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, light and sound sensitivity, and possible aura present. [home] [top of page] â–º Low back pain:Low back pain is second only to the common cold as the cause of work absence in people less than 55. Most people suffer at least one episode of back pain in their lives. In the vast majority of cases, back pain resolves on its own or with conservative measures, in less than two months. Interestingly, men usually complain about back pain more frequently than women, and are more likely to have disk problems, while women more frequently have osteoporosis, which can lead to vertebral weakening and compression fractures. [home] [top of page] â–º Cancer Pain Management:The pain specialist works closely with the cancer patient's primary care physician, oncologist, surgeon, and other members of the team to aggressively treat cancer pain. The physician will carefully review the patient's past medical history with special attention to his previous cancer treatment. If multiple pain problems are found, each is treated individually. Cancer-related pain can be caused by pressure from the tumor or injury to surface or deep nerves from surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy. Bone and nerve compression pain are the most common, but it is not unusual to find a cancer patient suffering from several seemingly unrelated pain disorders. Chronic cancer pain is often associated with anxiety and/or depression, loss of appetite, weakness, and sleep disturbance. A pain physician is frequently consulted to assist patients whose pain prevents them from doing activities of daily living, causes family problems, and affects their appetite and vitality. [home] [top of page] home | director | newsletter | info acute pain | chronic pain | behavior | disorders Copyright © University Pain Management Center Inc., 2001- 2002, . Legal Notice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 I didn't think so On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 10:01 PM, lsmith516@... <lsmith516@...> wrote: he is not diabetic Re: [ ] Some causes of pain Any info is helpfulOn Fri, May 23, 2008 at 9:52 PM, Joyce Hudson <bjoyful@...> wrote:> ? I kind of doubt it, but I just decided to send this article, since it > covers several illnesses that cause pain. :-) Love, Joy>> * Re: [ ] Some causes of pain>> I don't think Aiden is diabetic>> On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 9:40 PM, Joyce Hudson <bjoyful@...> wrote: >>>>>>>>> *o <http://info.htm/>*>>>> [image: University Pain Management Center]>>>> >> <http://acute.htm/> <http://chronic.htm/> <http://behavior.htm/> <http://disorders.htm/> >>>>>>>>>>>> *Disorders* >>>> *?*>> *Diabetic Neuropathy:>> Diabetes mellitus is a disease that affects multiple organ systems. When>> the disease affects nerve endings, causing pain and/or damage to nerves, it >> is called diabetic neuropathy. Researchers have presented many theories as>> to the cause of neuropathic pain. Hyperglycemia has been shown to be>> associated with damage to nerves as well as decreased pain tolerance. It is >> important to know is that controlling blood glucose levels can help lessen>> symptoms.* [home <http://index.html/>] [top of page<http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2 & view=js & name=js & ver=UkytpOlGPC0 & am=T_k4pYT8dUVV#11a1903e3f6be372_0> >> ] *?* *Herpes Zoster/Shingles: >> Herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles, is an acute infectious disease>> caused by the herpes zoster virus. Researchers have discovered that herpes>> zoster and varicella, the virus responsible for chicken pox, are related. >> Varicella, or chicken pox, is the response of a person with no immunity to>> the virus, while zoster is the response of a person with partial immunity.>>>> Simply put, shingles is an affliction of people, usually in their 50's and >> above, who as children have had chicken pox. As people age, the immunity>> developed after having chicken pox appears to weaken, making them>> susceptible to shingles.>>>> The disease usually begins with pain, in a pattern following a dermatome >> (nerve distribution) on the body. Although most common in the chest wall,>> pain can occur in the face as well. The pain, described by patients as>> sharp, shooting, dull, aching, and burning, is sometimes accompanied by >> fever, malaise, headache, nausea, and stiff neck. In several days, skin>> eruptions follow. The skin becomes swollen and red, followed by puss filled>> sores which eventually crust over in about 2-3 weeks. After this time, the >> sharp pain usually begins to disappear and the scales begin to fall off. By>> the fifth week, the patient has irregularly shaped pink scars in the>> affected area. The skin can remains very sensitive to touch for several >> months before returning to normal.>>>> Herpes zoster victims should seek treatment at the earliest opportunity so>> that available antiviral and anti-inflammatory drugs and pain control >> measures can be instituted. Pain specialists encourage early therapy to>> lessen or avoid instances of postherpetic neuralgia, a pain problem that>> exists after the lesions heal. It appears to occur more often in patients >> who have not been treated aggressively in the early stages of herpes zoster,>> and tends to become more common with age.>>>> Postherpetic neuralgia is one of the most difficult problems encountered >> by physicians. Patients complain of stabbing, unrelenting pain and itching>> along with difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite, and constipation which can>> last for months to years. Pain specialists use a variety of methods to treat >> this pain syndrome, including TENS therapy, ice and other cold therapies,>> nerve blocks, psychosocial therapy, and medications to help with pain and>> depression.* [home <http://index.html/>] [top of page<http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2 & view=js & name=js & ver=UkytpOlGPC0 & am=T_k4pYT8dUVV#11a1903e3f6be372_0> >> ] *?* *Fibromyalgia: >> Fibromyalgia is a term that describes a muscle disorder characterized by>> widespread aching lasting more than three months, with tender points on both>> sides of the body. The pain is usually continuous, but there can be >> day-to-day fluctuations in intensity and shifts from one are of the body to>> another. Fibromyalgia is often secondary to a number of common problems,>> including muscle overload caused by poor posture, work duties that require >> repeated or sustained contractions, and stress. Without related disease,>> such as rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia patients will have normal lab>> tests and no objective symptoms, such as joint swelling or limited range of >> motion.* [home <http://index.html/>] [top of page<http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2 & view=js & name=js & ver=UkytpOlGPC0 & am=T_k4pYT8dUVV#11a1903e3f6be372_0> >> ] *?* *Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy: >> Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a disorder that occurs>> occasionally after almost any injury, such as an ankle sprain or fracture,>> an operation, or soft tissue injury. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) is >> an older term for the same disorder. Today, many specialists feel that>> Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome is a more descriptive term. Interestingly,>> the pain syndrome is not a new discovery; CRPS was first documented by a >> doctor treating patients during the Civil War.* [home<http://index.html/>]>> [top of page<http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2 & view=js & name=js & ver=UkytpOlGPC0 & am=T_k4pYT8dUVV#11a1903e3f6be372_0> >> ] *?* *Myofascial Pain/Trigger Points: >> Myofascial pain is a term used to describe pain and dysfunction of>> skeletal muscles. It is one of the most common causes of acute and chronic>> pain. Nearly everyone suffers from the disorder at some time. Myofascial >> pain is one of the most treatable pain-producing conditions; unfortunately,>> it is a condition doctors frequently misdiagnose or treat inadequately.>>>> Myofascial pain usually appears in one part of the body in one or a few >> muscle groups. It is characterized by one or more hypersensitive regions>> called " trigger points, " which cause local and referred pain. Trigger points>> can be active or latent. Active trigger points are always tender?when >> pressed, they reproduce the referred pain symptoms. Latent trigger points do>> not cause pain during normal activities, but are tender when touched.>>>> It is frequently difficult to determine the exact cause of myofascial >> pain, but it can be the result of a patient's injury. Common sites of>> myofascial pain include muscles in the head, neck, shoulders, and back. A>> patient with symptoms of myofascial pain should be screened by a physician >> who specializes in treating the disorder so that he can receive appropriate>> treatment and referrals as appropriate.* [home <http://index.html/>] [top >> of page<http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2 & view=js & name=js & ver=UkytpOlGPC0 & am=T_k4pYT8dUVV#11a1903e3f6be372_0> >> ] *?* *Headaches: >> Headaches are usually classified into several broad categories, including>> muscle contraction, or tension headache, vascular, or migraine, and cluster>> headache. Brief descriptions of two primary headache types and treatments >> follow.>>>> The tension-type headache is usually bilateral, but can be one-sided,>> often involving the temple and eye region and possibly the neck. This>> headache evolves over a period of hours to days and then tends to remain >> constant. Sleep disturbance is common. Headaches most frequently occur>> between 4am-8am and 4pm to 8pm, with females more likely to suffer. There is>> no heredity pattern or aura (visual disturbance, such as spots in field of >> vision).>>>> Migraine headaches are usually one-sided headaches which may start in>> childhood. The pain is frequently described as throbbing or pounding, often>> settling behind one eye, and may appear every few days or only once in 6 >> months. Victims are more often female, with a strong family history.>> Typically, attacks last for 4-24 hours with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea,>> light and sound sensitivity, and possible aura present.* [home<http://index.html/>] >> [top of page<http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2 & view=js & name=js & ver=UkytpOlGPC0 & am=T_k4pYT8dUVV#11a1903e3f6be372_0> >> ] *?* *Low back pain: >> Low back pain is second only to the common cold as the cause of work>> absence in people less than 55. Most people suffer at least one episode of>> back pain in their lives. In the vast majority of cases, back pain resolves >> on its own or with conservative measures, in less than two months.>> Interestingly, men usually complain about back pain more frequently than>> women, and are more likely to have disk problems, while women more >> frequently have osteoporosis, which can lead to vertebral weakening and>> compression fractures.* [home <http://index.html/>] [top of page<http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2 & view=js & name=js & ver=UkytpOlGPC0 & am=T_k4pYT8dUVV#11a1903e3f6be372_0> >> ] *?* *Cancer Pain Management: >> The pain specialist works closely with the cancer patient's primary care>> physician, oncologist, surgeon, and other members of the team to>> aggressively treat cancer pain. The physician will carefully review the >> patient's past medical history with special attention to his previous cancer>> treatment. If multiple pain problems are found, each is treated>> individually.>>>> Cancer-related pain can be caused by pressure from the tumor or injury to >> surface or deep nerves from surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy. Bone and>> nerve compression pain are the most common, but it is not unusual to find a>> cancer patient suffering from several seemingly unrelated pain disorders. >>>> Chronic cancer pain is often associated with anxiety and/or depression,>> loss of appetite, weakness, and sleep disturbance. A pain physician is>> frequently consulted to assist patients whose pain prevents them from doing >> activities of daily living, causes family problems, and affects their>> appetite and vitality. * [home <http://index.html/>] [top of page<http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2 & view=js & name=js & ver=UkytpOlGPC0 & am=T_k4pYT8dUVV#11a1903e3f6be372_0> >> ]>> home <http://index.html/> | *director <http://director.htm/>* | *>> newsletter <http://newsletter.htm/>* | *info <http://info.htm/>* acute >> pain <http://acute.htm/> | chronic pain <http://chronic.htm/> | behavior<http://behavior.htm/> >> | disorders <http://disorders.htm/> *Copyright © University Pain>> Management Center Inc., 2001- 2002, .* Legal Notice<http://terms.htm/> >> [image: varelanet.com] <http://www.varelanet.com/>>>>>>>> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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