hospital pain-management clinic specialising in back pain A viability study for the proposed hiring of a trained acupuncture practitioner Prepared for: Pain management clinic specialling in back pain Prepared by: Iain McKay Toowoomba 27 SEPTEMBER 2013 Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to make argument both for and against acupuncture when treating back pain. Acupuncture is a form of Chinese medicine. Acupuncture involves inserting needles into acupuncture point on the
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Sciatic Pain For years‚ sciatic pain has been closely associated with professional drivers. Sciatic pain originates in the lower back and travels down the leg. Studies have shown that sciatic pain in professional drivers is closely linked with whole-body-vibration (WBV). Whole-body-vibration is believed to cause sciatic pain because of the effect it has on the spinal system. The article published in Ergonomics shed light on the fact that whole-body-vibration has an effect on sciatic pain‚ but that
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Regardless of your age‚ hip pain can be debilitating. The hip joint is one of the most complex joints in the body. It is also critical to your ability to be mobile. In other words‚ to get around successfully. There are many different things that can cause hip pain. The potential causes include strains‚ osteoarthritis‚ referred pain from other joints‚ inflamed bursa and femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). Any of these can require professional treatment. Conservative treatment would start with noninvasive
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treatment for pain control‚ and proceeding events. First of all‚ we would like to extend our appreciation for bringing your concerns to our attention. Please know that your concerns have been shared with the Director of 5W‚ David Perkins‚ Executive Director of Quality‚ Chief Medical Officer‚ and the Quality Improvement Council. They have conducted a thorough investigation and a full examination of your records. Documentation shows that after surgery‚ when you returned to 5W‚ your pain score was
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PAIN MANAGEMENT Definition of Pain Pain is defined as localized physical suffering associated with bodily disorder (as a disease or an injury) also basic bodily sensation induced by a noxious agent or stimulus‚ received by naked nerve ending‚ characterized by physical discomfort (pricking‚ throbbing‚ aching) and typically leading to evasive action. Definition of Pain Management Pain management is defined as the process of providing medical care that alleviates or reduces pain. Pathophysiology
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is a term used to describe the interconnected maze of nerves that carry the painful stimulus to all the different areas of the brain such as the central cortex‚ thalamus and limbic system that are involved in perceiving‚ reacting to and regulating pain. (Keefe‚ Abernethy & Campbell 2005‚ Melzack 2005‚ 2001‚ 1999‚ Moseley 2003) Essentially three different areas of information feed into the neuromatrix. 1. Sensory information from our physical body (skin‚ muscle‚ organs etc). 2. Cognitive
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Pain reported by a patient is known as subjective data. Based on the person’s location of pain and type of pain can greatly affect the patients performance of daily activities‚ sleep patterns‚ and engaging in social activities (Treas‚ Wilkinson‚ 2014). In this scenario the 60-year-old African-American female with metastatic ovarian cancer is experiencing chronic pain. This pain would be defined as the patient experiencing visceral pain. Visceral pain activates deep internal pain receptors that are
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DOI: 08/18/2007. Patient is a 53-year-old male registered nurse who sustained a work-related injury to his neck when he tried to pull a patient. Per OMNI‚ patient is diagnosed with back pain. IW was declared P & S in 2009. He is status post C5 to C6 fusion in 2005 and C3 to C5 anterior fusion in 2008. MRI of the cervical spine obtained on 10/29/14 showed postoperative changes from C3-6. At C6-7‚ there are mild degenerative disc space changes along with a broad- based disc bulge and some posterior
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dated 08/18/2016‚ patient was prescribed with Norco. Based on the progress report dated 09/06/16‚ the patient presents for ongoing evaluation of her chronic low back pain. The patient states that her back pain radiates down to the lift hip‚ and her pain is 10/10 when most bothersome without medication. With medication‚ her pain is able to be rated to a 5/10. When she takes her medication‚ she is able to get up and take a shower‚ she is able to go to the grocery store‚ she is able to do some laundry
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Dr. Dvorak Philosophy of Religion November 5‚ 2004 Pain and Suffering: A Biblical Perspective There are fundamental flaws with regards to pain and suffering and how religion attempts to defines its inception. The Quran states that "True‚ there is Pain and suffering at the terminal end of an illness‚ but we believe there is reward from God for those who patiently persevere in suffering" (39:10 and 31:17‚ par. 2). On two occasions‚ according to the Gospels‚ Jesus had the opportunity to explain
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