Description
COURT CASE:
- aching
- headaches
- migraines
- toothaches
- tooth pain
- mouth sores
- painful gums
- red or swollen gums
- shoulder aches
- backaches
- stomachache
- knee ache
- muscle ache
- heartburn
- inflammation
- soreness
- sore shoulders
- sore neck
- stiff neck
- pain
- aching pain
- burning pain
- concentrated pain
- cramping pain
- dull pain
- raw pain
- cramping pain
- grating pain
- lingering pain
- piercing pain
- penetrating pain
- radiating pain
- sharp pain
- scrapping pain
- searing pain
- shooting pain
- splitting pain
- stabbing pain
- stinging pain
- tearing pain
- tenderness
- throbbing pain
- tightness
- tingling
- tugging
- wrenching pain
- back pain
- low back pain
- pain from scoliosis
- nerve pain
- experiencing pain from a pinched nerve
- nociceptive pain
- experiencing pain because our nervous system is functioning and intact
- feeling pain because of an external stimulus
- mechanical low back pain
- pain from rheumatoid arthritis
- pain from osteoarthritis
- pain from chronic inflammatory conditions
- somatoform pain disorders
- postoperative pain
- pain from a sickle cell crisis
- pain from a sports/exercise injury
- psychogenic pain
- experiencing pain with no known natural cause
- experiencing pain due to an emotional or psychiatric cause
- neuropathic pain
- experiencing pain due to an abnormal processing of the pain message from an injury to the nerve fibers
- experiencing neuropathic pain due to a primary lesion (neuroma) or dysfunction in the nervous system causing ectopic charges within the nervous system
- experiencing pain long after the site of injury heals
- experiencing pain about 23 years after the initial injury
- experiencing neuropathic pain due to…
- diabetes mellitus
- herpes zoster (shingles)
- postherpetic neuralgia
- HIV/AIDS
- sciatica
- trigeminal neuralgia
- phantom limb pain
- chemotherapy
- having central nervous system (CNS) lesions
- stroke
- central post stroke pain
- spinal cord injury
- neuropathic low back pain
- multiple sclerosis
- tumors
- experiencing pain from a neurochemical level that cannot be identified by an x-ray, CAT scan, MRI, or electromyography
- experiencing neuropathic pain that is…
- a constant, dull ache
- burning
- stabbing
- vice like
- electric shock like
- numbness
- tingling
- allodynia
- hyperalgesia (experiencing an enhanced sensitivity to pain)
- hyperpathia (a painful syndrome characterized by an abnormally painful reaction to a stimulus as well as an increased threshold)
- mixed pain
- having migraines and chronic daily headaches
- pain from fibromyalgia
- pain from phantom limb pain
- pain from complex regional pain syndrome
- pain from multiple sclerosis
- low back pain
- myofascial pain syndrome
- skeletal muscle pain
- referred pain
- experiencing pain that is felt at a particular site but originates from another location
- experiencing pain that originates from visceral and/or somatic structures
- acute pain
- experiencing pain that is short term and self-limiting
- experiencing pain that follows a predictable trajectory and dissipates after an injury heals
- pain from surgery, trauma, and/or kidney stones
- incident pain
- having an acute type of pain that happens predictably when certain movements take place
- tachycardia
- elevated blood pressure
- increased myocardial oxygen demand
- increased cardiac output
- hypoventilation (breathing that is too shallow or too shallow to meet the needs of the body)
- hypoxia (deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues)
- decreased cough
- atelectasis (a complete or partial collapse of the entire lung or area of the lung)
- nausea
- vomiting
- Ileus (a painful obstruction of the ileum or other part of the intestine)
- oliguria (abnormally small amounts of urine)
- urinary retention
- spasms
- joint stiffness
- increase adrenergic activity
- fear
- worry
- anxiety
- stress
- nervousness
- fatigue
- impaired cellular immunity
- impaired wound healing
- depression
- isolation
- limited mobility, function, and range of motion
- confusion
- family distress
- diminished quality of life
- chronic/persistent pain
- experiencing pain that continues 6 months or longer
- experiencing pain that originates from the abnormal processing of pain fibers from a peripheral or central site
- experiencing pain that lasts 5, 15, or 20 years or longer
- experiencing chronic pain even after an injury heals
- experiencing pain that outlasts its protective purpose
- people not believing us when we say that we have chronic pain
- people falsely accusing us and/or labeling us as malingers, attention seekers, drug seekers, and other negative things because we claim to be experiencing chronic pain
- chronic malignant pain
- experiencing pain that parallels the pathology created by tumor cells
- experiencing pain due to having tissue necrosis or a stretching of an organ by the growing tumor
- experiencing pain that fluctuates within the course of a disease
- chronic nonmalignant pain
- experiencing pain due to a musculoskeletal condition
- experiencing pain due to arthritis
- experiencing pain due to low back pain
- experiencing pain due to fibromyalgia
- breakthrough pain
- experiencing pain that starts again or escalates right before the next scheduled analgesic dose
- joint pain
- swelling
- inflammation
- injury
- deformity
- diminished range of motion
- increased pain on palpitation
- crepitation (audible and palpable crunching that accompanies a movement)
- cutaneous pain
- experiencing pain from the skin surface and subcutaneous tissue
- sharp pain
- burning pain
- visceral pain
- experiencing pain that originates from the larger interior organs such as our kidneys, stomach, intestines, gallbladder, and pancreas
- experiencing pain due to damage to an organ
- experiencing pain due to the stretching of an organ from a tumor, ischemia, distention, or severe contraction
- ureteral colic pain
- acute appendicitis
- ulcer pain
- cholecystitis pain
- vomiting
- nausea
- pallor (having an unhealthy pale appearance)
- diaphoresis (sweating)
- feeling deep squeezing pressure
- local tenderness and referred pain and/or tenderness
- poorly localized pain
- nociceptive, visceral pain associated with liver metastases
- nociceptive, visceral pain associated with pancreatic cancer
- somatic pain
- pinprick pain
- stabbing pain
- sharp pain
- having a delta fiber activity located in the periphery has been negatively affected
- deep somatic pain
- experiencing pain from sources such as our blood vessels, joints, tendons, muscles, and bone
- experiencing pain due to an injury, pressure, trauma, or ischemia
- dull pain
- aching pain
- well localized pain
- nocturnal pain
- nociceptive, somatic pain associated with postoperative pain
- nociceptive, somatic pain associated with bone metastases
- nociceptive, somatic pain associated with arthritis
- nociceptive, somatic pain associated with sports injuries
- nociceptive, somatic pain associated with mechanical back pain
- muscle and/or skin pain
- bruising
- lesions
- open wounds
- tissue damage
- atrophy
- bulging
- change in hair distribution
- abdominal pain
- swelling in the abdomen
- bulging in the abdomen
- herniation in the abdomen
- inflammation in the abdomen
- organ enlargement in the abdomen
- allodynia pain
- feeling pain that is increased with a stimulus that doesn’t normally induce the pain such as being touched with a cotton ball
- hyperalgesia (increased pain)
- experiencing increased pain from a stimulus that usually provokes pain
- experiencing hyperalgesia because we have a nerve or tissue injury as a result of a surgery or procedure
- experiencing hyperalgesia because we took opioids
- cancer pain
- experiencing pain due to having an infiltration of a lesion
- experiencing pain due to having a nerve injury from the periphery or central nervous system
- experiencing pain due to bone metastases
- reflexive sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) or complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
- experiencing a burning pain that is disproportionate to the degree of injury and joint pain during movement
- swelling
- disappearance of skin wrinkles
- cool skin temperature
- stiffness
- discoloration to the affected extremity
- brittle nails
- atrophic changes
- pale skin
- dry skin
- shiny skin
- muscle atrophy
- pain that occurs weeks to months after a nerve injury such as carpal tunnel syndrome, a broken leg, and/or a cerebral lesion
- having a nerve injury that modifies the usual pain pathway, and causing a neuropathic “wind up” or “short-circuit” mechanism
- experiencing a severe, intense painful response from a typically harmless stimulus such as a brush up against clothing
- mild pain
- moderate pain
- severe pain
- excruciating pain
- fainting from the pain
- poorly controlled pain
- pain that is unresponsive to medication, treatment, surgery, and/or prayer
- unable to express and/or verbalize our pain
- the category/kingdom of infirmity, sickness, and pain spirits
