Pain is defined as an unpleasant sensory or emotional experience (–foul word(s) removed–)ociated with actual or potential damage and it is always subjective. There are two types of pain, the acute and chronic pain according to duration. Acute Pain is a pain experience by a person just for a moment and it resolves quickly. It is usually last for less than 6 months. However, if the pain last for a long time like for more than 6 months, it is called the Chronic Pain. There is also what we called the Psychogenic Pain or the Somatoform Pain.
In Psychogenic Pain, the medical professionals and the public tend to believe that the pain being experience by the patient is from a psychological source which is not real, that is why the sufferers are often stigmatized. It is also consider by the specialists consider that it is no less actual or hurtful than pain from any other source. Phantom Pain is a pain that experience by the patient from which the brain no longer receives signals or from a part of the body that has been lost and it is a type of neurogenic pain. Phantom limb pain is common experience of amputees.
According to International (–foul word(s) removed–)ociation for the Study of Pain, the relief of pain should be recognized as a human right that is why the better ways to manage pain is continually being sought. Patients are often try variety of pain management in determining which pain management really works best and they find out that what works for one patient may not work for another person. Pain medication can be used to reduce pain and the two commonly prescribed pain medications are analgesics and NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs). Exercise helps lessen the pain and maintain the function.
However, to those people have arthritis should always discuss the exercise plans with their doctor because some exercises may be off –limits, especially when joints are swollen or inflamed. Warm water therapy can decrease pain and stiffness because water takes some weight off painful joints. Sometimes pain can be an indicator of the need for rest. So it is really important to have a balance time between rest and exercise. M(–foul word(s) removed–)age therapy improves pain reliefs and soothe stiff sore muscles. Deep breathing exercise is commonly taught to the patients in hospital when the patients are experiencing pain.
Let us remember that “Health Is Wealth”.