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» Diabetic neuropathy
By PainsWeb Admin | Published 05/1/2007 | Diabetic Neuropathy | Rating:
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.
» Medical and Nursing Management for Shingles
By PainsWeb Admin | Published 04/28/2007 | Shingles | Rating:
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.
» The Pain Questionnaire
By PainsWeb Admin | Published 04/26/2007 | Chronic Pain - Pain Management | Rating:
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.
» Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
By PainsWeb Admin | Published 04/24/2007 | Tools | Unrated
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.
» Vocational Rehabilitation of Pain
By PainsWeb Admin | Published 04/22/2007 | Tools | Unrated
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.
» Symptoms and Treatments for Migraine
By PainsWeb Admin | Published 04/20/2007 | Headaches - Migraines | Unrated
Migraine results from dysfunction of the brain stem pathways that normally modulate sensory input. Abnormal metabolism of serotonin, a neurotransmitter found in brain cells, plays a major role. The headache is preceded by a rise in plasma serotonin, which dilates the cerebral vessels, but migraines are more than just vascular headaches. The exact mechanism of pain in migraine is not completely understood but is thought to be related to the cranial blood vessels, the innervation of the vessels, and the reflex connections in the brain stem.
» Modalities for Pain Management
By PainsWeb Admin | Published 04/19/2007 | Chronic Pain - Pain Management | Rating:
The use of hot and cold modalities, which the patient can safely use at home, should be encouraged. The use of devices or treatments that require the help of other persons or professional settings, such as ultrasound or massage, are best reserved for acute pain syndromes or intermittently painful chronic conditions.
» Contributing factors to TMJ Pain
By PainsWeb Admin | Published 04/18/2007 | Chronic Pain - Pain Management | Unrated
There are different factors that contribute to having TMJ pain. Body alignment is one of the problems that cause TMJ pain. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a hereditary connective tissue disorder. TMJ is usually common in patients with Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos Dyndrome, and other connective tissue disorders.
» Pain Control and Chemoneurolysis
By PainsWeb Admin | Published 04/11/2007 | Chronic Pain - Pain Management | Unrated
Chemoneurolysis is another very effective method of pain control. The injection of neurolytic agents interferes ways for prolonged periods.
» A Journey Together With A Terminal III Loved One
By PainsWeb Admin | Published 04/4/2007 | Chronic Pain - Pain Management | Unrated
You will never understand the process and understand the true meaning of death not until you have your own death experience or you have taken care a loved one that is dying or has a terminal III cancer.
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