chronic pain and back pain quiz 12/1

Question 1

Pain is a personal sensation of hurt that can significantly affect an individual’s quality of life
pain is a warning
pain perception can be a learned response
pain threshold is decreased by the sympathetic nervous system

Answer 1

Physiology of pain

Question 2

Slow, non-myelinated pain fibers

Answer 2

C-nerve fibers

Question 3

Fast myelinated pain fibers (acute pain)

Answer 3

A-delta nerve fibers

Question 4

Thickly-myelinated; send impulses quickly to the spinal cord

Answer 4

A-beta nerve fibers

Question 5

What are the 3 types of pain receptors/fibers

Answer 5

C-nerve, a-delta nerve, and a-beta nerve

Question 6

Pain less than 3 months; normal time expected for healing

Answer 6

Acute

Question 7

Pain greater than 3 months lasting beyond the normal time of expecting healing

Answer 7

Chronic

Question 8

Pain specific to muscles, tendons, or fascia

Answer 8

Myofiscial pain

Question 9

Pain involving the cns and pns

Answer 9

Neuropathic pain

Question 10

No organic or structural explaination for pain; involves a learned pain response, malingering, or Munchausen syndrome

Answer 10

Psychogenic or idiopathic pain

Question 11

Acute, intermittent

migranes

Answer 11

Chronic periodic pain

Question 12

Present most of the time with varying intensity

Answer 12

Chronic, intractable, non malignant pain

Question 13

Present most of the time with progressive intensity

seen with malignancy/progression of cancer

Answer 13

Chronic progressive pain

Question 14

Location
intensity (pain scale)
duration (acute or chronic)
type of pain
what causes/alleviates pain

Answer 14

OT evaluation