Pilot Project: The Chronic Pain Diary Student: Hetal Patel Nurs 260 Semester – II Teacher: Mary McGrory March 17‚ 2009 Article evaluation The nursing journal “Pilot Project: The Chronic Pain Diary” is an assessment of chronic pain in the Nursing home population. The author of this journal is Dr. Kathy K Hager and Dr. Dorothy Brockopp. Dr. Hager is an Assistant Professor of Nursing in Bellarmine University Lansing School of Nursing from Louisville – Kentucky and Dr
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complicated‚ constant pain in regards to overall discomfort and sensitivity to touch happening in various sites of the body. It occurs most in women‚ however‚ men and children can still be affected. Fibromyalgia may run in a family history (in genes)‚ and the true cause is unclear. Scientists hypothesize a person’s genes may balance the way their body channels painful stimuli. Symptoms may vary person to person‚ however one thing is clear‚ Fibromyalgia is characterized by pain‚ in which does not
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Introduction Pain occurs as a symptom as stimuli activate nociceptors because of an imbalance in the homeostasis of the tissue due to changes in the chemical‚ temperature and mechanical(12‚15‚17). This detection in the surrounding can be altered and therefore cause persistent pain in the body(1) and this sensitisation is therefore increased and modulated(8)‚ such as in the visceral region. An example is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) which has chronic pain as a symptom. A receptor that has been seen
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abmormalities. Head and Neck (pain‚ headaches‚ head/neck injury‚ neck pain‚ lumps/swelling‚ surgeries on head/neck‚ medications): Headache‚ denies any weakness‚ difficulty in speech or swallowing. Eyes (eye pain‚ blurred vision‚ history of crossed eyes‚ redness/swelling in eyes‚ watering‚ tearing‚ injury/surgery to eye‚ glaucoma testing‚ vision test‚ glasses or contacts‚ medications): Wears glasses. Has worn glasses since 22 years of age. Ears (earache or other ear pain‚ history of ear infections
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process has two dimensions; specific such as placebos and general like psychotherapies (Sheets-Johnstone‚ 1992‚ 69). Placebos are used everywhere‚ and backed up by a psychological tool: the Placebo Effect. A Placebo Effect is based on the illusion of pain relief or recovery created in an ill person’s mind. Nowadays‚ the field of placebo effect has made an important progress and has become a major focus of discussions. Through the years and all the way back to the first decades‚ people experienced and
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related to the 3mm left paracentral disc bulge‚ slight disc desiccation noted lateral and neuroforaminal pattern. Based on the progress report dated 02/11/16‚ the patient complains of pain in the neck with muscle tightness and limitation of motion with forward flexion causing pulling pain into the neck. She does report pain with rotation. The patient reports the back of her neck is always tired. With sitting at work‚ she constantly grabs the back of her shoulders and neck pulls in forward while extending
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your Leg?” I said‚ “Nothing. I am alright”. Probably‚ the Pastor in his vision / intuition must have felt something wrong with my leg. Most often than not‚ God’s men are right. Yes‚ within next few days‚ I noticed a severe pain in my left knee. I consulted three doctors and the pain still continues. I couldn’t attend two of my scheduled meetings - one at Delhi & one at Bangalore. So also‚ one marriage function in Vellore. I am now on the recovery stage. Thanks to a few pills and an oil‚ a combination
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PAIN Innocent plumule out of the lonely seed‚ Illusion of darkness was seen‚ Things seen were absorbed‚ Sun‚ water‚ air what happened? Fell in a tunnel‚ Lights were not yet seen‚ Faith slowly became weak‚ Fallings‚ please stop! Dodge‚ defence and attack like a boxer‚ Easy start yet harder comes‚ Not a single blink of an eye‚ Be firm and don’t loosen up a single muscle! Fill with all bright colours‚ Four bright colours over one dark colour‚ Darkness was unseen yet brightness
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Arthritis characterized by erosion of articular cartilage‚ either primary or secondary to trauma or other conditions‚ which becomes soft‚ frayed‚ and thinned with eburnation of subchondral bone and outgrowths of marginal osteophytes; pain and loss of function result; mainly affects weight-bearing joints‚ is more common in older persons. Syn: degenerative arthritis‚ degenerative joint disease‚ hypertrophic arthritis‚ osteoarthrosis. DEFINITION 3. Osteoarthritis‚ sometimes called degenerative joint
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infidels and church priests because of how religion was very important Medieval English society.) Torturers would torture someone with great skill by preventing the victim to not pass out and receive life-threatening damage but still deal excruciating pain to reach success in the torture. There were a large variety of tortures in medieval England but the particularly successful forms were The Rack‚ Scavengers Daughter‚ The Boot‚ Iron Gauntlet‚ Thumbscrews‚ Branding and Mutilation. English torture was
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