Pain is the Messenger
Written by admin on June 2nd, 2009
The sad fact is that nearly everyone will experience pain at some time in his or her life. Unfortunately however for some people pain becomes an everyday experience.
Here in the UK studies have shown that about 20% of the population suffers from chronic pain (pain lasting for more than three months). Nearly 15% of the population suffers from chronic pain severe enough to prevent them from living a normal life.
Studies have also shown that many people do not have their pain managed effectively.
Lets be honest Pain is an unpleasant experience.
It involves sensory nerves that detect pain and the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) that alters the final experience of pain. Pain is also influenced by our emotional state.
The simplest form of pain to understand is acute pain, for example that which occurs if you cut yourself. This pain acts as a warning signal so that you protect the injured area. The pain originates from pain-sensing nerves at the site of injury and usually gets better quickly.
Pain doesn’t always get better and may become chronic. Chronic pain is more difficult to control than acute pain and frequently requires specialist assessment and treatment. Sometimes pain becomes a disease in itself, rather than just a symptom of a disease.
This is confusing both to the person with pain and their treating health professionals, sometimes resulting in unnecessary investigation and even surgery.
Another form of pain that is difficult to treat is neuropathic pain (pronounced new-row-pathick). Neuropathic pain results from abnormal function in, or injury to, the nervous system, for example pain following amputation (phantom limb pain) or sciatica.
Neuropathic pain is sometimes difficult to diagnose, and the treatment of neuropathic pain requires specialist knowledge.
Being in pain is a stressful experience and can have an impact on many areas of your life activity levels, work, social life, relationships and psychological well-being.
People often feel they are no longer in control of their life. Other people may have suggested that the pain is not real or is ‘in your head’ At Back Trouble UK we know that your pain is real and we are here to help.
Terry O’Brien
Back Trouble UK
www.backtrouble.co.uk
By: Terry OBrien
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Here in the UK studies have shown that about 20% of the population suffers from chronic pain (pain lasting for more than three months). Nearly 15% of the population suffers from chronic pain severe enough to prevent them from living a normal life.
Studies have also shown that many people do not have their pain managed effectively.
Lets be honest Pain is an unpleasant experience.
It involves sensory nerves that detect pain and the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) that alters the final experience of pain. Pain is also influenced by our emotional state.
The simplest form of pain to understand is acute pain, for example that which occurs if you cut yourself. This pain acts as a warning signal so that you protect the injured area. The pain originates from pain-sensing nerves at the site of injury and usually gets better quickly.
Pain doesn’t always get better and may become chronic. Chronic pain is more difficult to control than acute pain and frequently requires specialist assessment and treatment. Sometimes pain becomes a disease in itself, rather than just a symptom of a disease.
This is confusing both to the person with pain and their treating health professionals, sometimes resulting in unnecessary investigation and even surgery.
Another form of pain that is difficult to treat is neuropathic pain (pronounced new-row-pathick). Neuropathic pain results from abnormal function in, or injury to, the nervous system, for example pain following amputation (phantom limb pain) or sciatica.
Neuropathic pain is sometimes difficult to diagnose, and the treatment of neuropathic pain requires specialist knowledge.
Being in pain is a stressful experience and can have an impact on many areas of your life activity levels, work, social life, relationships and psychological well-being.
People often feel they are no longer in control of their life. Other people may have suggested that the pain is not real or is ‘in your head’ At Back Trouble UK we know that your pain is real and we are here to help.
Terry O’Brien
Back Trouble UK
www.backtrouble.co.uk
By: Terry OBrien
About the Author:
Tags: Everyday Experience, Health Professionals, Specialist Knowledge