Physiotherapy For Pain 🏃‍♀️

Question 1

Definition of pain

Answer 1

Personal experience influences by biological psychological and social factors

= biopsychosocial framework

Question 2

What Is ACUTE PAIN

Answer 2

Lasts 3 seconds to 3 months

Assoc. With acute tissue damage due to injury, surgery or active process within the tissues

Question 3

Aims or physiotherapy

Answer 3

Specific aim=
Reduced inflammation, reduce movement, reduce muscle spasm, relign if able

Over reaching aim =
Prevention of acute and subacyte painful conditions developing into chronic pain

Question 4

Management of ACUTE PAIN by physios

Answer 4

1. Manual therapy
2. Advice on movement limitations including bracing, splints
3. Electopjysicsl modalities
4. advice on resuming normal activity
5. Pain education, options for pain management

Question 5

Aims of chronic pain management

Answer 5

1. focus on management of symptom control rather than cure
2. Promote coping strategies- relaxing, flare up management
3. Improve physical function and return to activity, including work = functional exercises

Question 6

Chronic secondary pain Vs. Chronic primary pain

Answer 6

Chronic secondary pain =
Mechanical behaviour, rest often relieves, some movements aggregate

Chronic primary pain =
Non-mechanical pain , pain from all movements and directions, mechanical treatments fail