Pain

Question 1

What are the three types of pain?

Answer 1

Nociceptive - damage to body tissue, subsequent inflammation

Neuropathic - direct damage to nerves, burning, shooting, tingling pain

Nociplastic - changes in sensory neuron function

Question 2

What is primary vs secondary chronic pain?

Answer 2

Typically neuropathic or nociplastic, primary is 1_ anatomical regions with 3+ months pain, not accounted by another diagnosis.

Secondary is due to another health condition, but may still be present once condition is treated.

Question 3

What is part of the chronic pain cycle?

Answer 3

Fatigue, stress, diet, relationship, sleep, depression, physical, disability.

Question 4

What is fibromyalgia?

Answer 4

Abnormal processing of pain in CNS, hyperresponsivity to touch with particular tender spots. Symptoms of fibro-fog (issues with concentrating).

Question 5

What is the biopsychosocial model of pain?

Answer 5

One’s medical condition is not simply biological, also consider psycho and social factors