NMS-pain Flashcards
Dermatogenous pain
Sensory distribution of a nerve root
Dermatome
Myotogenous pain
muscle
Sclerotogenous pain
Embryological sclerotomes (joint pain) Bone on bone ie. Back pain goes down leg but not below knee
Radicular pain
Dermatome due to irritation of nerve root
Referred pain
Scleroderma of origination involves more than one kind of tissue shared (pathway)
Characteristics of muscle pain
Cramping
spasm
aching
dull
Characteristics of nerve pain
Causalgia
shooting
radiating
burning
Characteristics of circulation pain
Throbbing
pulsating
Characteristics of bone cancer pain
Constant deep boring nocturnal progressive unremitting nothing makes it better
Characteristics of sclerotogenous pain
Poorly localized
dull
ache
Characteristics of myofascial pain
Trigger points
Jump sign
History of repetitive movement
Squeezing pain in chest
Heart issue
Gnawing pain
Stomach ie. peptic ulcer
Tearing pain
AAA
descending aneurysm
Pinpoint epigastric pain
Epigastric ulcer