Chronic Low Back Pain

Question 1

What is the following a defintion of?

• Suggests that pain is produced in the brain as a reaction to a perception of danger to body tissue that requires an action
• invovles sensory & emotional components making is multisystem process

Answer 1

Pain Neuromatrix

Question 2

Pain can be a result of ____ or ____ tissue damage

Answer 2

actual; perceived

Question 3

What happens to the brain in pt’s with chronic pain?

Answer 3

Can become hypersensitive; meaning less brain activity is needed to stimulate pain experience

Question 4

What is the goal of pt education when it comes to chronic pain?

Answer 4

Reconceptualize the problem

Question 5

What is the following a defintion of?

• encourages confrontation response by exposing pt’s to specific situtations of which they are fearful during rehabilitation
• work with pt in appropriate & safe confrontation/engaging in activities that were previously fearful

Answer 5

Graded Exposure

Question 6

What is the following a defintion of?

• encouraging pt’s to engage in more therapy activity than in previous sessions
• ‘quota’ system
• acknowleding success

Answer 6

Graded Exercise