Pain Facts, Risks and Disorders

Overview & Facts
1. What Causes Chronic Pain
2. Nerve Pain
3. Burns and Pain
4. Compressed Nerve (Pinched Nerve)
Are You at Risk?
1. Chronic Pain Conditions:
Painful disorders
1. Rheumatic Conditions
  1. Connective Tissue Diseases
    1. Mixed connective tissue disease
    2. Myositis
    3. Polymyositis/dermatomyositis
    4. Primary antiphospholipid syndrome
    5. Raynaud’s phenomenon
    6. Scleroderma
    7. Sjögren’s syndrome
  2. Fibromyalgia
    1. Fibromyalgia syndrome
  3. Lupus
    1. Lupus
    2. Lupus nephritis
  4. Osteoarthritis
    1. Osteoarthritis
  5. Osteoporosis
    1. Corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis
    2. Osteoporosis
  6. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
    2. Rheumatoid arthritis
  7. Spondyloarthropathy
    1. Ankylosing spondylitis
    2. Psoriatic arthritis
    3. Reactive arthritis
    4. Undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy
  8. Vasculitis
    1. Behcet’s disease
    2. Churg-Strauss syndrome
    3. Giant cell arteritis
    4. Henoch-Schonlein purpura
    5. Hypersensitivity vasculitis
    6. Kawasaki syndrome
    7. Polyarteritis nodosa
    8. Polymyalgia rheumatica
    9. Wegener’s granulomatosis
    10. Takayasu’s arteritis
  9. Other Rheumatic Conditions and Diseases
    1. Bursitis/tendinitis
    2. Gout
    3. Lyme disease
2. Muscle Inflammation(Myositis)
  1. polymyositis
  2. dermatomyositis
Treatment :
1. Holistic:
  1. Acupuncture
  2. Massage
  3. Exercise
  4. Bio/Neuro-feedback
  5. Aromatherapy
  6. Psycho-therapy
  7. Gestalt Therapy
2. Surgical:
  1. Spinal Cord Stimulator
3. Removable:
  1. TENS Unit
Types:
1. Nociceptive (Tissue)
  1. Somatic Pain
  2. Visceral Pain
2. Neuropathic (Nerve)
  1. Neuropathic
  2. Sympathetic
Forms:
1. Acute
2. Chronic
3. Acute Vs. Chronic Pain
Symptoms
1. Back Fractures and Pain
2. Effects of Chronic Pain
Types of Pain by Causes
1. Chronic Knee and Joint
2. Back .
3. Chronic Neck and Shoulder
4. Whiplash
5. Chronic Muscle
6. Muscle
7. Temporomandibular (TMD) Disorders.
8. Trigeminal Neuralgia.
9. Shingles Pain (Postherpetic Neuralgia).
10. Sciatica
11. Arachnoiditis.
12. Joint
13. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
14. Central Pain Syndrome.
15. Phantom Limb
16. Diabetes-Related Nerve Pain (Neuropathy)
17. Depression, Anxiety, and Pain.
Psychology of Pain
1. perception of pain
2. Relaxation Training
3. Cognitive Restructuring
4. Stress and Anger Management
5. Sleep Hygiene
6. Activity Pacing
Issues for the Pain Management Patient:
1. Hyperalgesia
2. Nutrition
3. Stress
4. Which doctor/s is right for me?
5. Signs there may be a problem
6. When to seek help? Where? Options?
7. Depression