Assessment Flashcards
Types of Pain
radicular pain
radiculopathy
cutaneous pain
deep somatic pain
visceral pain
referred pain
functional or psychogenic pain
bone pain
vascular pain
radicular pain
nerve root compression- sharp shooting pain felt in a dermatome and myotome
radiculopathy
radiating paresthesia, numbness or weakness, not pain
cutaneous pain
superficial tissue damage
deep somatic pain
from muscles, joint, tendons, periosteum
Severe chronic aching pain, hard to localize
visceral pain
from distention, ischemia, abnormal contractures
characterized by diffuse severe pain and can have a referral pattern
referred pain
from cutaneous, deep somatic and visceral pain
felt deeply, indistinct away from injured area
functional or psychogenic pain
psychological or emotional pain
pain heightened, caused or prolonged due to anxiety, depression or hysteria or client exaggerate their symptoms
bone pain
deep, boring and localized
vascular pain
diffuse, aching
Types of Mechanical forces
compression
tension
shear
torsion
bending
MF- Compression
structures pressed together
MF - Tension
a force pulls end of tissue away from each other
MF - Shear
sliding forces between 2 tissues = friction
MF - Torsion
rotation or twisting force