Pain Flashcards
acute pain definition
pain that occurs as a direct result of tissue damage or potential damage
a symptom
chronic pain definition
pain that outlasts normal tissue healing time
pain definition
unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associate with actual or potential tissue damage
how do pain and nocioception compare
different phenomena
nociception is picked up by sensory neurons
pain is associated with a ____ state
stress
what chronic pain conditions are known to change what
neuroplastic changes in S1
chronic LBP
CRPS
Phantom Limb
cortical reorganization
grey/white matter changes in S1 due to pain
what does cortical reorganization lead to
changes in acuity and interpretation of all peripheral stimuli
what is the neuromatrix theory an evolution of? what does it state
gate control theory
networks of neurons in the brain create a neurosignature that projects to areas if the brain associated with pain, motor output and movement
what are the brain areas included in the neuromatrix theory
thalamus
cortex
limbic system
what is a neurosignature modulated by
sensory and cognitive outputs
- individualized responses to nociception
inputs in the neuromatrix theory
cognitive related
sensory signaling
emotion related areas
outputs in the neuromatrix theory
pain reception
action programs
stress regulation
nociceptive pain
pain that arises from actual/threatened damage to non-neural tissue
due to activation of nociceptors
characteristics of nociceptive pain
localized
increases with movement
proportional to trauma
initial inflammation with a gradual decrease
responsive to NSAIDs
what does nociceptive pain lack
night/sleep disturbances
abnormal sensations
constant pain
peripheral neuropathic pain def
arises as a direct result of a lesion or disease affecting the somatosensory system
characteristics of peripheral neuropathic pain
in a dermatomal or cutaneous distribution
history of nerve injury or compromise
pain with nerve testing
characteristics of nociplastic pain
hypersensitivity
disproportionate
non-mechanical
unpredictable
non-specific
possible nociplastic pain characteristics
> 3 months
regional pain
not nociceptive or neuropathic
clinical signs of hypersensitivity