International Association for Study of pain (IASP) defines pain as
An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage,
😣Pain can be
👉🏼Acute – within 0- 4 weeks
👉🏼Sub acute – 4-12 weeks
👉🏼Chronic pain – 6 months onwards
😣Pain is influenced by
👤Biological – age, genetics , biochemical changes etc
🧘♀️Psychological – Mood, emotions , experiences , stress, feelings etc
🏠Social- relationships , finances ,work, environment, daily activities etc
🤔How to rate pain?
Various scales are used
This is called visual analog scale it classifies pain into
👉🏼Mild
👉🏼Moderate
👉🏼Severe
🤔How to manage pain❓
✅Heat
✅Ice
✅ Natural, herbal products
💊 Mild pain- Paracetomal and ibuprofen (if allowed) with meals as directed on leaflet
💊Moderate pain- Anti inflammatory medications if allowed Nurofen or prescribed Naproxen or paracetomal with codeine ( codeine + paracetomal) cocodamol or codrydamol over the counter or prescribed
💡Remember these medications with codeine cause constipation so hydration and laxatives are recommended
💊Severe pain – Strong medications prescribed by doctors or consultants , injections or in some cases surgery
✅Pain is not at all bad it gives us information about what is going on in the body and to act on that information
✅Occasionally when pain lasts for more than 6 months although everything heals in our body the nerves keep firing the signals , – there is nothing to be worried about like a broken car alarm warning us without any threat ‼️
💡If you are struggling to manage and return to your function –
📲Contact your healthcare professional
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