Acute and Chronic Pain

Question 1

Define Acute Pain

Answer 1

• Short-term sensation that serves an unpleasant but useful function

Question 2

Helpful Methods for managing acute pain in Children

Answer 2

• Presence of parent or other special person
• Deep Breathing

Question 3

Unhelpful Methods for Managing Acute Pain in Children

Answer 3

• Denying the Pain
• Ridiculing or Shaming

Question 4

Define Chronic Pain

Answer 4

• Pain that persists for more than six months

Question 5

Ways in which Chronic Pain can be Managed

Answer 5

• Education about the pain
• Goal Setting
• Relaxation
• Exercise and Fitness

Question 6

Describe Education about the pain

Answer 6

• Strategy: Provide rationale for the treatment
• Goal: Patient motivation to take an active role in treatment

Question 7

Describe Goal Setting

Answer 7

• Strategy: Set short- and long-term goals, schedule activities, and pace activities
• Goal: Realistic goals, recognition of gradual process

Question 8

Describe Relaxation

Answer 8

• Strategy: Train and rehearse skills to achieve a calm state
• Goal: Capacity to reduce muscle tension

Question 9

Exercise and Fitness

Answer 9

• Strategy: Collaborate with Physiotherapist/Trainer
• Goal: Address fears and avoidance of a more active lifestyle