PAIN MANAGEMENT THERAPY

1. PAIN ( THERAPY )
MANOJ TIWARI

2. WHAT IS PAIN ?
 Pain, complex experience consisting of a physiological and a psychological
response to a noxious stimulus.
 Pain is a warning mechanism that protects an organism by influencing it to
withdraw from harmful stimuli , it is primarily associated with injury or the threat
of injury.
 Pain is subjective and difficult to quantify, because it has both an affective and a
sensory component.

3. TYPES OF PAIN : 1 ) ACUTE
2) CHRONIC
1) Acute pain
 Acute pain is short-term pain that comes on
suddenly and has a specific cause, usually
tissue injury.
Acute pain include:
 broken bones
 surgery
 dental work
 labor and childbirth
 cuts
 burns
2) Chronic pain
 Pain that lasts for more than six months, even
after the original injury has healed, is considered
chronic.
Chronic Pain include:
 tense muscles
 limited mobility
 frequent headaches
 nerve damage pain
 low back pain
 arthritis pain
 fibromyalgia pain

4.  1) Acute pain
 Acute pain is short-term pain that
comes on suddenly and has a specific
cause, usually tissue injury.
Acute pain include:
 Broken bones , Surgery , Dental work,
Labor and childbirth , Cuts & Burns
etc.
 2) Chronic pain
 Pain that lasts for more than six
months, even after the original injury
has healed, is considered chronic.
Chronic Pain include:
 Tense muscles , Limited mobility,
Frequent Headaches , Nerve damage
pain , Low back pain , Arthritis pain ,
Fibromyalgia pain etc.

5. 3) NOCICEPTIVE PAIN
 Visceral pain
 Visceral pain results from injuries or damage to
your internal organs. You can feel it in the trunk
area of your body, which includes your chest,
abdomen, and pelvis
• pressure
• aching
• squeezing
• cramping
• gallstones
• appendicitis
• irritable bowel syndrome
 Somatic
 Somatic pain results from stimulation of the pain
receptors in your tissues, rather than your internal
organs. This includes your skin, muscles, joints,
connective tissues, and bones.
 somatic pain include:
• bone fractures
• strained muscles
• connective tissue diseases, such as osteoporosis
• cancer that affects the skin or bones
• skin cuts, scrapes, and burns
• joint pain, including arthritis pain

6. 4 ) NEUROPATHIC PAIN
 Neuropathic pain results from
damage to or dysfunction of your
nervous system.
 Neuropathic pain is described as:
• burning
• freezing
• numbness
• tingling
• shooting
• stabbing
• electric shocks
 Diabetes is a common cause of neuropathic pain.
Neuropathic pain include:
 Chronic alcohol consumption
 Accidents
 Infections
 Facial nerve problems, such as Bell’s Palsy
 Spinal nerve inflammation or compression
 Shingles
 Carpal tunnel syndrome
 HIV
 Central nervous system disorders
 Radiation
 Chemotherapy drugs

8. FLOW
 SCO
 ETX
 P-GABA
 GABANERVE
 MARCOGESIC