Musculoskeletal pain affects the bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons and nerves, its commonly but not always it is caused by physical injury, which can be widespread or localised in just one body part. Joint and muscle pain is the probably the number one symptom that prompts people to seek the help of health professionals like osteopaths.
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Acute episodes of pain after a sprain, strain or falls, are the usual reasons, but other people present in clinic seeking help for ongoing discomfort for more chronic conditions. Approximately 50% of those with chronic pain ahave musculoskeletal problems, with small proportion developing chronic pain syndromes.The healthcare, economic and personal costs of managing pain are major.
In the UK there are a reported 2500
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Of course, with an acute injury like a muscle sprain, anti-inflammatory painkillers can be an effective first line treatment But in many cases, others interventions are required, research shows that an entirely different approach is often more beneficial in cases of chronic pain (pain lasting more than 12 weeks), one that tackles physical, psychological and social factors. Ideally, a multidisciplinary approach which might consist of health professionals such as manual therapy or physical therapy experts, osteopaths, physiotherapists alongside doctors who specialise in pain management and sometimes consulting psychologists may be useful.
Appropiare through assessment is crucial to avoid chroncity but this can take some time due to the constraints of the NHS, once diagnosed prompt referral to other specialists for appropriate care or further investigation.
References
Phillips, C. (2009). The Cost and Burden of Chronic Pain. British Journal of Pain, 3(1),
A. Chronic pain signifies a developing public health issue of huge magnitudes, mainly in view of aging populations in developed countries (Russo).
Pain is not always curable but effects the life of millions of people. This essay examines the Essence of Care 2010: Benchmarks for the Prevention and Management of Pain (DH, 2010). Particularly reflecting on a practical working knowledge of its implementation and its relevance to nursing practice. It is part of the wider ranging Essence of Care policy, that includes all the latest benchmarks developed since it was first launched in 2001.
department: Are we ever going to get better? Journal of Pain Research, 2, 5-10. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3004630/
on Pain Care will evaluate the adequacy of pain assessment, treatment, and management; identify and
Fibromyalgia is an extremely disabling condition associated with chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain and reduced pain thresholds (Wolfe et al., 2010)(Kelley et al., 2011). Observational studies have shown that over a 12 month period 25% of men and women surveyed over the age of 65 will consult a primary care physician for musculoskeletal pain (Jordan et al., 2010). Overall, between 46% and 80% of people over the age of 65 report experiencing pain on a daily basis and 15% of women and 10% of men over 50 report widespread musculoskeletal pain (Soldato et al., 2007; Thomas et al., 2004). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated in xxxx that fibromyalgia patients generated $6000 per patient per year in healthcare costs where as another recent study of administrative claims found that fibromyalgia healthcare costs may exceed $18,000 per patient annually (Wolfe et al., 1997). In a population study of ten chronic diseases, fibromyalgia was highest ranked for healthcare not received in the previous year and in long-term disability, pain, and poor self-rated health by survey participants (Kasman and Badley, 2004).
" Chronic Pain (CP) statistics astounding according to The Institute of medicine approximately 100 million adults suffer from chronic pain which is more than heart disease, diabetes, and cancer combined."(IOM Relieving Pain in America 2011, p. 1)
When damage does occur to an injured area, nociceptive transducers also activate acute pain, another beneficial type of pain. A broken bone or a tissue-damaging burn are examples of this medium-duration pain. People normally go to the doctor to aid the natural healing of the body and to reduce pain. Acute pain rarely continues for longer than three months; although, continuous acute pain from malignant diseases can last longer.
Chronic pain is something many people deal with on a daily basis. At sometime in life,
A cross- sectional study was done to assess musculoskeletal pain disorders among 35 school and 35 university female teachers in the age group of 25- 45 years in Delhi and NCR region.
Low back pain is a significant health problem in the United State and is most commonly treated in primary healthcare settings. About 10% of patients develop chronic pain, which leads to early retirement and high health care costs (Becker et al.,2010 ). In 1998,total U.S. health care expenditures for low back pain were estimated at $90 billion. Low back pain also incurs high
My patient is an eighty-one year old female experiencing pain after a fall, which led to a broken wrist and a laceration to her forehead. This acute pain has led to loss of appetite, decreased energy level, and disinterest. Before her fall, she had previous acute pain related to compression fractures in her spine. Her knowledge of pain management before her fall was insufficient. Teaching my patient how to manage her pain will hopefully lead to better health.
The core skill that was involved in the last clinical placement was regarding pain assessment and management. Pain was defined as an unpleasant experience from the sensory and emotional aspects that usually involved the tissue damage in the body (Fields, 2007). Pain was classified into acute or chronic. Acute pain was a direct biological response to inflammation, tissue damage, or disease. Acute pain usually lasted less than one month. Acute pain was usually accompanied by anxiety and emotional distress. Chronic pain comprised of pain that lasted longer than a month following the healing of a tissue injury. Chronic pain persisted or recurred for three months or longer. Chronic pain was either continuous or intermittent (Frey, 2005). Pain caused by tissue damage, was called as nociceptive pain, and pain caused by nerve damage, that was named as neuropathic pain. Pain that was affected by psychological factors was known as psychogenic pain. The origin of psychogenic pain was either in tissue damage or nerve damage, relevant to the factors as fear, depression, stress, or anxiety. Pain assessment was essential to be carried out as the basis to frame out pain management interventions. The main focus of pain assessment was to express pain in terms of intensity, nature, location, duration and aggravating or easing factors. These lead to an exact template to carry out pain assessment in patients with acute and chronic pain (Fink, 2000, p.236). Pain management was an interdisciplinary approach, comprised of all interventions that were applicable to ease pain and also to alleviate the cause of the pain (Schonbeck and Uretsky, 2013). The rationale in selecting the core skill , which was pain assessment and management, was due to the impor...
Low back pain is the single leading cause of disability worldwide, according to the Global Burden of Disease 2010, which can affect anyone at any age. During one year, up to half of the adult population (15%-49%) will have back pain. It is estimated that four out of every five adults (80%) will experience back pain at some stage in their life. Studies show higher rate in females than males. The number of people with back pain increases with advancing age, starting in school children and peaking in adults of 35 to 55 years of age. Back pain is just as common in adolescents as in adults. According to a survey published in 2000 almost half the adult population of the UK (49%) report low back pain lasting for at least 24 hours at some time in the year. Back pain currently costs community care services more than £1 billion each year. Whereas, Americans spend at least $50 billion each year on back pain.
The percentage of people having lower back pain is 54%. Lower back pain is caused from many different things it can, because of medical conditions or excessive use of the lower back muscle causing them to wear and tear and it leads back pain. Some of the medical conditions that cause lower back pain is degenerative disc disease, scoliosis, ruptured or herniated disc, sciatica, and many others conditions. In one case study done by Nashold he said “ the family history might have something to do the lumbar disc disease since 21.5% was reported. ”( Nashold and Hrubec pg 10). He also say “ lower back is more found in fathers then mothers and a higher frequency for brothers than for sisters”(Pg 10) There are other things that causes your back to hurt which are twisting your back too much while you’re picking up a heavy an object, a sport injuries, poor posture, picking up heavy object with only using your lower back
Pain is defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience that inevitably everyone in society will experience at some stage throughout his or her lifespan, and every individuals experience will differ from that of another’s (Mac Lellan, 2006). This maybe due to any number of factors that can affect an individual, such as age, gender, emotional state, culture, or previous encounters with pain (Funnell, Koutoukidis, & Lawrence, 2005). In this reflective assignment I will discuss not only how some of those contributing factors affected a pain episode that I recently experienced. But also how an inability by medical staff to carry out a simple pain assessment and to prescribe and administer adequate pain management impacted on my quality of life. To adequately do this I first need to explain what causes pain, state what the medical profession defines as pain, and describe how untreated pain can affect an individual.