Pain Disorder
Pain disorder is chronic pain experienced by a patient in one or more areas, and is thought to be caused by psychological stress. The pain is often so severe that it disables the patient from proper functioning.
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: PW149
Diagnosis: Pain Disorder
US Patients:
World Patients:
Sex Ratio: M;F+
Age Onset: Children
Brain Area:
Symptoms: Chronic pain thought to be caused by psychological stress; after accident, during illness, after drug withdrawal – but pain continues
Progression: After the pain should be gone, it increases due to attention or benefits for it.
Causes:
Medications: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, trigger-point injections, surgical ablations
Therapies: CBT-talk to retrain behaviors. Lohr’s “Calming My Pain!” DVD or Download (offered on this website) may help if used as requested.
Youtube Video: Pain and the Brain
Amazon or Library Book: When Children Feel Pain
Click the book to link or order from Amazon.
Jim Lohr’s own “Calming My Pain” can be downloaded
from the “Blue Box” on this website.
You can download this program from the “Blue Box”
in the right column of the website.
Support Group: painconnection.org; 800-910-0664
(U. S. Pain Foundation)
4 CURRENT ARTICLES
FROM PUBMED
The world-wide medical research
reports chosen for each diagnosis
Clicking each title opens the
PubMed article’s summary-abstract.
- 9-Methylfascaplysin Prevents Neuroinflammation and Synaptic Damage via Cell-Specific Inhibition of Kinases in APP/PS1 Transgenic Miceby Jingyang Le on November 20, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: All these results supported that 9-MF produced anti-AD effects via cell-specific inhibition of ROCK2 and GSK3β in microglia and neurons, respectively.
- Formoterol dynamically alters endocannabinoid tone in the periaqueductal gray inducing headacheby Ingrid L Peterson on November 20, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that formoterol is dysregulates eCB tone to drive headache-like periorbital allodynic behaviors. These results could help inform preventative treatment options for individuals receiving formoterol, as well as provide information on the interaction between the eCB and adrenergic system.
- Innovative Combination of Tetracycline Rinse and CO₂ Laser Ablation for Treating White Sponge Nevus in Adolescents: A Case Studyby Karolina Spodzieja on November 20, 2024
BACKGROUND White sponge nevus (WSN) is rare, hereditary oral mucosa disorder. This condition usually presents as asymptomatic white coatings on mucous membranes that vary in intensity and thickness. Changes are usually observed on the oral cavity mucosa, and other mucosal sites of involvement include nasal, esophageal, and anogenital. In most cases this condition is considered benign since the plaques cause no pain, with no risk of malignant transformation. Thorough clinical and...
- Sociogeographic determinants of rapid opioid reduction or discontinuation among High-Dose Long-Term opioid therapy patients in North Carolina, 2006-2018by Ishrat Z Alam on November 20, 2024
CONCLUSION: Healthcare providers need to address potential biases towards patients living in underserved and marginalized communities and intersectionality with mental health stigma by prioritizing training and education in delivering unbiased care during opioid tapering.