Pain Pathology and Pain Assessment Flashcards
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how many people does pain affect?
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- 116 million in US -> up to 20% of all primary care visits are chronic pain
- 26% of adults have had pain for >3months and 1/3 report it as disabling
types:
spinal pain (LBP), headache, arthritis, stroke, SCI, diabetes, MS, HIV/AIDS, amputation, GBS, cancer
2
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allodynia
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pain due to stimulus that does not normally provoke pain
- ex. feather feeling painful
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hyperalgesia
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increased pain from a stimulus that is normally painful
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