Mild to extreme pain in an area of the body that is absent/amputated.
What is Phantom Limb Pain?
100
C-Fibers produce this type of pain sensation.
What is continuous, dull and achey pain?
100
Visualization technique that uses the opposite limb to help the brain perceive less pain in the painful limb. It can also be used for phantom pain.
What is Mirror Box Therapy?
100
Rate your pain on a scale from 1-10.
What is Numeric Rating Scale?
200
Pain for which their is no identifiable physiological or psychological cause?
What is Idiopathic Pain?
200
A-fiber messages produce this type of pain sensation.
What is sharp, distinct?
200
To help relieve pain, the patient focuses on their favorite vacation setting.
What is Mental Imagery?
200
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No Pain Worst Pain
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What is Visual Analog Scale?
300
Pain due to a stimulus that does not normally provoke pain?
What is Allodynia?
300
The theory describe using non-noxious stimuli to over-ride pain sensation.
What is Gate Control Theory?
300
Providing information about what pain is and what can cause pain may help relieve pain, including strategies such as physical activity and socialization.
What is Patient Education?
300
Visual analog scale that uses photocopied series of 5 facial expressions that represent various degrees of pain. Beneficial to use with children.
What is Faces Pain Scale?
400
Pain that is felt in a different location than where tissue is damaged?
What is Referred Pain?
400
The persistent strengthening of synapses based on recent patterns of activity. The more a neural pathway is used, the easier it is to activate it again.
What is Long Term Potentiation?
400
Changing maladaptive thoughts, practicing positive coping thoughts and behaviors.
What is Cognitive Redirecting?
400
Uses pain descriptor words (sensory, affective and evaluative) plus miscellaneous words and front and back body drawings to describe pain location.
What is McGill Pain Questionnaire?
500
A sensory nerve cell that responds to potentially damaging stimuli by sending signals to the brain.
What is a Nociceptor?
500
The process by which the nervous system becomes "wound-up" and is in a constant state of high reactivity, contributing greatly to chronic pain.
What is Central Sensitization?
500
A technique to reduce muscle tension by systematically flexing and relaxing specific muscle groups within the body.
What is Progressive Relaxation?
500
Self-report or interview measure that assess severity of pain, impact on daily function, location, pain medications and amount of relief in the past 24-hours.