Chronic Pain
Our mission is inform people suffering from chronic pain about information and resources to help treat their condition.
According to the National Pain Foundation more than 75 million American's suffer from some form of chronic pain. In fact chronic pain is the reason for more than 80% of all doctor visits. Many people with chronic pain can be helped if they understand the causes of their pain and identify the many varied steps that can be taken to undo the damage their pain has caused. It is believed that advances in neuroscience will lead to better treatment for chronic pain in the very near future.
What is Pain?
Pain as defined by The International Association for the Study of Pain is: an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage. Pain can be caused by many different factors. Most often pain results from conditions that come with normal aging, these conditions may cause chronic pain in the joints and bones. Other reasons for pain may be cancer, back injuries, neurologicial damage, poor posture, tramatic injury, or even PTSD. However, in many cases the source for chronic pain may be very complex and unable to be explained. This is why health care providers often find themselves using many different methods to treat their patients.
What are the Two Types of Pain?
There are only two basic types of pain, they are acute pain and chronic pain. There causes and differances very greatly.
* Acute Pain, can in most cases be diagnosed and treated, in very rare instances may become cronic. This type of pain is usually a result of trauma, strains, tissue damage, disease, or inflammation. It generally comes on suddenly and is usually accompanied by anxiety or emotional distress. In most cases acute pain does not last more than six months and disappears when the cause of the pain has been treated or heals.
* Chronic Pain, in the most part is widely believed to represent disease itself. Chronic pain remains even after an injury has healed, it last for a longer period of time than acute pain and can be made worse by enviromental and psychological conditions. It may also be very resistant to medical treatment and result in a person's inability to perform normal daily functions . It can sometimes lead to depression, anger, anxiety and has many physical effects that may prevent or limit activity.
How is Chronic Pain Treated?
There are many different ways to treat chronic pain. The plan of treatment usually depends on the severity of the condition. Most chronic pain suffers are treated by a doctor through a pain managment program. These programs normally consist of many different types of treatment including prescription drugs, electrical stimulation, surgery, physical therapy, nerve blocks, pain psycology, and other treatments. There are also alternative and less invasive forms of treatment such as acupuncture, relaxation exercises, biofeedbacks, and non-prescription medications. Through out this website we will discuss in more detail how each of these options may benefit you. We will also discuss in more detail the different causes of chronic pain and provide links for the resources we have discussed.
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