THEORY
What is acute pain?
Name two substances a person should avoid using close to bed time
What is nicotine and caffeine?
Name one form of psychological treatment
What is CBT?
What is a key still to learn successful energy management. These involve pacing your exercise and daily activity so as not to flare-up your pain levels and gradually expand your physical activity?
What is pacing activity?
Pain that lasts beyond the time expected for healing following surgery or trauma or other condition.
What is chronic pain?
True or false- if unable to sleep it is best to stay in bed and keep trying
Name one commonly used medication to manage pain?
What is analgesic/paracetamol, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, opiods?
True or false, sleep is an important predictor for pain intensity?
What is the name of the concept- The human brain boasts a remarkable ability to change and effectively "rewire" itself.
What is neuroplasticity?
Name 3 ways to improve sleep hygiene
What is sleep/wake at same time, don't eat before sleeping and avoid caffeine?
Name this form of therapy-a progressive program of range of motion, muscle strengthening and postural traning.
What is physical therapy?
_________ is the idea of learning how to be fully present and engaged in the moment, aware of your thoughts and feelings without distraction or judgement.
What is mindfulness?
What are specialised nerve endings that are activated by a biological stimulus of sufficient intensity to threaten tissue damage?
What are nociceptors?
True or false, having an alcoholic drink before bed can improve sleep quality
Name two complementary alternative medical (CAM) therapies?
Name one form of relaxation technique that can help break the pain tension cycle?
What is deep breathing/progressive muscle relaxation/relaxation imagery?
What is the name of the theory-developed in 1965 which revealed that the peripheral nervous system and central nervous system are more than just a collection of cables passively collecting nociceptive information.
What is the Gate Theory?
The ideal room temperature for sleep is
a) 25.5 degrees
b) 23 degrees
c) 18.3 degrees
Pain reduction usually happens slowly over a
A) 3-6 month period
B) 6-12 month period
C) 12-24 month period
What is 6-12 months ?
Name three skills to help chronic pain.
What is learning (psycho education), accepting, relaxing, pacing and coping?