Vocabulary
This is physical discomfort that lasts longer than 6 months.
What is chronic pain?
When working with a pain specialist, this is one of the 1st things they do to understand your pain, the severity of your pain, and the consequences of the pain.
This type of treatment can help to make you stronger and more flexible with better balance and posture and speedier recovery from injury.
What is physical exercise?
T/F: An important 1st step is to work with your health care provider to develop a plan together.
True
You can put this in a bucket to make it weigh less.
What is a hole?
This is physical discomfort that is intense but lasts for a brief period of time.
What is acute grief?
These issues describe how pain interferes with your relations.
What are psychosocial issues?
This treatment is taught to you by your health care provider to increase your range of motion, strength, and functioning.
What is physical therapy?
T/F: When working with your provider to make a treatment plan, you should never feel comfortable saying that you are not comfortable with the option.
False:
Simply tell them and ask for another option.
This is always found on the ground but never gets dirty.
What is a shadow?
This is a situation in which the same amount of substance taken over an extended period of time has less and effect.
What is tolerance?
These mental disorders can worsen your pain.
What are anxiety and depression?
This treatment helps to reduce pain and associated distress, depression, and anxiety.
What is Cognitive-behavioral therapy(CBT)?
T/F: Regular exercise is good for your heart; it decreases blood pressure, improves your mood, and can help you lose weight.
True
This has one head, one foot, and four legs.
What is a bed?
This is a written agreement of expectations between you and your provider while you are using opioids.
What is an Opioid Treatment Agreement?
This information is necessary for providers to help you develop a pain management plan that fits you well in your recovery.
What is your drug use history, how you are doing in recovery, and to understand what you're doing as a part of your recovery plan.
This treatment includes aspirin, ibuprophen, and Naproxen.
What are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs?
T/F: Multiple-component treatment approaches are not best because your provider knows an you approach that doesn't need anything else.
False:
Multiple-component treatment approaches are more effective than a single approach.
This is always running but never gets hot.
What is a refrigerator?
This is a fight-or-flight response that is a physical reaction that generally includes rapid heart rate, rapid breathing, sweating, becoming pale or flush(or both), and having a boost of energy.
What is stress response?
Your provider should know if you're taking these medications.
What is methadone, buprenorphine, and Naltrexone?
This is a class of antidepressants that are used to treat migraines, fibromyalgia, and lower back pain.
What are Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs)?
T/F: Everyone's plan for intense episodes is different, but they will typically consist of one approach at a time.
False:
They will typically consist of multiple simultaneous approaches.
You see this once in June, twice in November, and not at all in May.
What is the letter E?