Symptoms Breakthrough pain is acute and transient pain that occurs against a background of continuous pain management. It is an acute exacerbation that is most common in chronic disease and especially in cancer. The pain is usually sudden, acute, and intense. Causes The exact causes are not always known. Breakthrough pain may occur as a … Breakthrough Pain
Symptoms Postherpetic neuralgia manifests as localizable and unilateral pain in the area that was affected by shingles, increased tenderness (allodynia1) and pruritus. The pain character is described as itchy, burning, sharp, stabbing, and throbbing, among others. The discomfort occurs even though the shingles has healed and can sometimes last for months and even years. The … Postherpetic Neuralgia
Introduction A pain diary is used for regular documentation of pain and related information. For example, it is intended to record at what time pain occurs and how severe it is. The taking of pain-relieving medication as well as general well-being, sleep and bowel movements are also recorded. The pain diary should be presented at … The pain diary
Pain types Keeping a pain diary can be useful for all forms of pain. It is most frequently used for chronic pain. In general, acute pain can be distinguished from chronic pain. Acute pain is the result of tissue damage and thus has a warning function by signalling this tissue damage. Acute pain can, for … Pain types | The pain diary
Therapy goal Another area of application of a pain diary is the definition of therapy goals. Often, in the case of chronic pain, it is not possible to achieve complete freedom from symptoms. The goal is then to reduce the pain to such an extent that the person affected is restricted in his or her … Therapy goal | The pain diary
Pain diaries for various diseases Since the cause of fibromyalgia has not yet been clarified, a therapy of the disease, which can be translated as fiber-muscle pain, must take the form of a multimodal pain therapy. An important part of this is the pain diary. This enables both the doctor and the patient to monitor … Pain diaries for various diseases | The pain diary
