Peripheral and Central Sensitization Flashcards
How many people does chronic pain effect in the USA
100 million
What is the annual cost for management of chronic pain in the USA
$560-635 billion
True or False:
Chronic pain has significant biological, psychological, and emotional implications
True
What is the most common location for chronic pain
Lower back
What percent of individuals with acute lower back pain will go on to develop chronic LBP
10-15%
What is the direct and indirect cost associated with the management of chronic LBP in the USA
$100-200 billion
What 2 mechanisms lead to pain becoming chronic
- Nociceptive
2. Non-nociceptive
How does the nociceptive mechanism contribute to chronic pain
Increased input from the periphery
What is increased input from the periphery considered
Central and peripheral sensitization
How does the non-nociceptive mechanism contribute to chronic pain
Cognitive processing of information
What are non-nociceptive mechanisms
Things that may amplify pain and make the pain last longer than it should
True or False:
Chronic pain occurs due to neural plasticity
True
True or False:
Peripheral sensitization has a cognitive aspect to it as well as signals sent to the brain
True
What is peripheral sensitization
Increase responsiveness and reduced threshold of nociceptive neurons in the periphery to the stimulation of their receptive fields
True or False:
peripheral sensitization can be due to alterations in ion channels
True
What can be altered about the ion channels (2)
- The number of channels
2. How long the channels are open
What is the most common alteration to the ion channels for peripheral sensitization
How long the channels are open
True or False:
There is a growing body of literature supporting the targeting of peripheral mediators to treat chronic pain states
True
What are the peripheral mediators that are targeted (3)
- Tumour necrosis factor alpha
- Cytokines
- Pro-inflammatory prostaglandins
What conditions are the peripheral mediators seen in (3)
- Tumour necrosis factor alpha: RA
- Cytokines: RA
- Pro-inflammatory prostaglandins: OA
True or False:
There are a wide range of receptors on the outside of cells
True
What do the receptors on the outside of the cell lead to
Pain, swelling, warmth, and redness
True or False:
Hyperalgesia has both peripheral and central mechanisms
True
What is hyperalgesia
Increased sensitivity to pain
What is the flare of a wound
The area where there is no direct injury but the pain spreads thre
What are the characteristics of hyperalgesia (3)
- Decreased pain threshold
- Increased pain in response to suprathreshold stimuli
- Spontaneous pain
What are the characteristics of sensitization (3)
- Decreased threshold for response
- Increased response to suprathreshold stimuli
- Spontaneous activity
Will you see hyperalgesia in the clinic
Yes’m
Where does sensitization occur
In the spinal cord itself
What do neuromodulators do
Make it easier for receptors in the periphery to respond
During the neurogenic inflammation process what occurs after tissue injury
Prostaglandins and bradykinin are released sensitizing nociceptors in the periphery
During the neurogenic inflammation process what happens when nociceptors are sensitized in the periphery
Substance P and calcitonin gene related protein (CGRP) are released
During the neurogenic inflammation process what does substance P do
Acts on mast cells releasing histamine further exciting nociceptors
During the neurogenic inflammation process what does substance P and CGRP cause the release of
Bradykinin
During the neurogenic inflammation process what does bradykinin do
Causes extravasation and blood vessel dilation
What is plasma extravasation
Fluid leaking out of blood vessels