Pain Flashcards
Understand measurements of pain perception
Pain Body Chart
open door to explore other findings. shows location of pain
Pain CHarts
patient inassisted pain mapping is misleading 58% of pain areas were accurately identified. Need to assist patient to delineate area and behavior of pain.
Pain scales
Numeric Pain Scales are the most common, the faces re common for children
Numeric Pain Scale references for intensity for Chronic or Acute Pain
0=none
1-3=mild
4-6=Moderate
7-10=Severe
NPS-Numeric Pain Scale
Minimal Detectble CHange
-the minimal change in the patient’s score that is not the result of measurement error
-2 points
MCID
-the minimal change in the patient’s score for the patient to peceive a difference
-LBP–lower back pain after 1 week of PT=1.5 points
after 4 weeks of PT =2.2