3. DEFINITION OF PAIN
an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience, which we primarily
associated with tissue damage or describe in terms of such damage, or Both.
International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
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7. CLINICAL CONDITIONS
1. Migraine, tension or mixed headache
2. Musculoskeletal pains (e.g low back pain, arthritis)
3. Pain associated with burns
4. Pain in progressive disease, terminal illness (cancer)
5. Pain associated with neurological conditions
6. Complex regional pain syndrome, myofascial pain syndrome, fibryomyalgia
7. Phantom limb pain
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8. ASSESSMENT
• Physical = > pain area, pain rating, triggers , location, spatial
distribution, and symptomotology
• Cognitive and behavioral => numbers of doctor visits and
hospitalizations, drug usage, and verbal and nonverbal behaviors
• Affective or emotional => depression and anxiety
• Functional =>uptime, disability, and productivity
• Economic => costs and lost workdays
• Sociocultural => independence, productive
family, involvement, quality of life, and patient goals
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9. Medication
Activity tolerance
Body mechanics and
posture training
Energy
conservation,pacing
and joint protection
Splinting
Adaptive equipment
Relaxation
Biofeedback
Distraction
Theraputic modalities
Transcutaneous
electrical nerve
stimulation
Relapse management
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