Articles en-us http://www.painsweb.com N/A http://www.painsweb.com admin@painweb.com 20 http://www.painsweb.com/articles/437/1/Why-Muscles-Get-Sore/Page1.html As people age, they begin to complain more of pains in their muscles and joints. They seem to stiffen up with age, and such commonplace activities as bending over for the morning paper can make them wince.Such pain can grip so fiercely that they are sure it begins deep in their bones. But the real cause of stiffness and soreness lies not in the joints or bones, according to research at the Johns Hopkins Medical School, but in the muscles and connective tissues that move the joints. admin@painweb.com (PainsWeb Admin) Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.painsweb.com/articles/436/1/Pain-Killer-Addiction--/Page1.html Pain Killers, also known as opioids, are commonly prescribed because of their pain relieving properties. Many studies have shown that properly managed medical use of pain killer compounds is safe and rarely causes addiction. Taken exactly as prescribed, opioids can be used to manage pain effectively. admin@painweb.com (PainsWeb Admin) Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.painsweb.com/articles/435/1/10-Alternative-Ways-To-Reduce-Pain-During-Labor/Page1.html Before a woman can savor the joy of holding her baby in her arms, she normally has to go through the tormenting pains of labor. Most women experienced severe or extreme pain quoting “the worst pain of my life”, while others reported minimal pain sensation. The intensity of labor pain varies widely among different individuals, and from different pregnancies of the same individual. admin@painweb.com (PainsWeb Admin) Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.painsweb.com/articles/434/1/Do-Sweet-Smells-Make-Pain-More-Tolerable/Page1.html  Apparently so. Recent research has shown that pleasant smells can increase pain tolerance, and a recent paper by Prescott and Wilkie(1) suggests that it is specifically sweet smells that do so. I'll just skip to the experiment, and spare you the background, because the experiment contains all you need to know. admin@painweb.com (PainsWeb Admin) Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.painsweb.com/articles/433/1/Chronic-Pain-and-Opiods/Page1.html Chronic pain is a progressive disease of the nervous system, caused by failure of the body’s internal pain control systems. The disease is accompanied by changes in the chemical and anatomical makeup of the spinal cord. Article answers all your questions on treating this pain with opiods  admin@painweb.com (PainsWeb Admin) Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.painsweb.com/articles/425/1/Diabetic-neuropathy/Page1.html There has been a steady decline in the number of deaths of diabetic patients attributable to ketoacidosis and infection, but an alarming rise in the number of the deaths from cardiovascular and renal complications. Long-term complications are becoming more common as more people live longer with diabetes. The long-term complications of diabetes can affect almost every organ system of the body. The general categories of chronic diabetic complications are macrovascular disease, microvascular disease, and neuropathy. admin@painweb.com (PainsWeb Admin) Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.painsweb.com/articles/426/1/Medical-and-Nursing-Management-for-Shingles/Page1.html The goals of shingles or herpes zoster management are to relieve the pain and to reduce or avoid complications. Pain is controlled with analgesics, because adequate pain control during the acute phase helps prevent persistent pain patterns. Systemic corticosteroids may be prescribed for patients older than age 50 years to reduce the incidence and duration of postherpetic neuralgia (persistent pain of the affected nerve after healing). Healing usually occurs sooner in those who have been treated with corticosteroids. Triamcinolone (Aristocort, Kenacort, Kenalog) injected subcutaneously under painful areas is effective as an anti-inflammatory agent. admin@painweb.com (PainsWeb Admin) Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.painsweb.com/articles/427/1/The-Pain-Questionnaire/Page1.html The McGill Pain Questionnaire is the most widely used and popular in evaluating pain. It evaluates three major classes of word descriptions - sensory, affective, and evaluative - that patients use to specify their subjective pain experience. It has a built-in intensity scale. Multiple reports in the literature have evaluated this method of pain measurement, and it has been used extensively in clinical evaluation and treatment trials. admin@painweb.com (PainsWeb Admin) Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.painsweb.com/articles/428/1/Transcutaneous-Electrical-Nerve-Stimulation/Page1.html TENS at rates of 50 to 100 Hz produces analgesia that is not reversible by naloxone. Stimulation of large myelinated fibers presumably blocks nociceptive transmission at the level of the spinothalamic tract cell bodies. TENS can produce neuromodulation by three routes: presynaptic inhibition of the spinal cord, direct inhibition on an excited, abnormally firing nerve, or restoration of afferent input. admin@painweb.com (PainsWeb Admin) Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.painsweb.com/articles/429/1/Vocational-Rehabilitation-of-Pain/Page1.html Vocational counseling is an important component of the psychological approach to chronic pain. Each patient is evaluated to determine work history, educational background, vocation skills and abilities, and motivation to return to work. The vocational counselor can determine whether past work skills and current aptitudes can be transferred to alternative occupations if necessary. The vocational counselor works with the patient regarding legal rights and obligations for each state such as workers’ compensation, and helps the patient set realistic vocational goals. admin@painweb.com (PainsWeb Admin) Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0600