WEEK 10

Question 1

Nociceptive pain

Answer 1

Pain experienced when there is damage to tissue

Simulation of pain receptors by the inflammatory chemicals created when there is damage to tissue

e.g. temp, sharp object, pressure

Question 2

Neuropathic pain

Answer 2

Pain caused by a lesion affecting the somatosensory nervous system

Peripheral - e.g. carpal tunnel syndrome at wrist, ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow

Central – e.g. Post amputation pain, spinal cord injury

Question 3

Idiopathic pain

Answer 3

Pain without a known cause and is not a diagnosis of psychogenic pain

Question 4

Acute pain

Answer 4

Immediate pain in response to injury or illness

Typically time limited

Accurate assessment of underlying cause and type of pain results in selection of appropriate treatment

Question 5

Chronic pain

Answer 5

Persists beyond the time of healing of an acute disease, injury or surgery

May not be associated with an acute or chronic pathological process that causes continuous or intermittent pain over months or years

Lasts for over 3 months

Tissue damage is usually not the main issue