Fibromyalgia/Chronic Pain Flashcards

1
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Chronic pain definitons

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Long time pain, healing last longer then six months

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2
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Fibromyalgia

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characterized as achy pain, tenderness and stiffness of muscles, pain around areas of tendon insertion and adjacent soft tissue structures, chronic health issue

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3
Q

Is it more common in men or women

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women

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4
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cause is

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unknown

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5
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HPA stands for

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hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

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6
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HPA does what in the body

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modulates pain, sleep, mood, energy, circulation

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7
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RHA

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reproductive hormone axis

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8
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RHA consist of which hormones

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Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone

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