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  Work Station Assessment / Ergonomics Sitting all day, everyday can be just as problematic as lifting heavy objects. A sedentary lifestyle sitting in front of a computer terminal can often lead to pain in the back, the neck or down the arms. The National Health and Safety Regulations (1992) state that every employer...

Intercostal Neuralgia Treated with Pregabalin A paatient was reviewed in the pain clinic with a diagnosis of intercostal neuralgia in the right T5 dermatome which was burning and stinging in nature, but there was no thoracic facet joint tenderness. He had previously been taking Amitriptyline and Gabapentin. Intercostal Neuralgia- a type of Neuropathic Pain...

Goal Setting and Chronic Pain Introduction Chronic pain is defined as a pain that lasts for more than three months and leads to a significant impairment of activities of daily living and activities. The primary goal in chronic pain management is that the cause of the pain should be found and cured, enabling the...

Diaphragmatic Breathing and Chronic Pain Introduction Chronic pain is defined as a persistent, long-lasting pain that lasts longer than six months inspite of the required medical treatment. Individuals with chronic pain often tense their muscles in reaction to pain, which in turn aggravate pain altogether. Chronic pain can present itself in a series of...

Pacing and Chronic Pain Introduction Chronic pain is typically defined as a pain that lasts for more than six months, inspite of regular and appropriate medicine being administered. It can often lead to a series of side effects such as hopelessness, depression, anxiety disorders and traumatic stress. Individuals suffering from chronic pain also end...

Medication and Chronic Pain Introduction Chronic pain is defined as a type of pain that persists for more than three months and goes beyond the expected time of healing. Such pain often fails to respond to conventional pain medication and occurs due to various reasons including external injuries, unsuccessful surgeries and the like. Medication...

Exercise of Myofascial Pain Syndrome Introduction Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) is essentially defined as a painful musculoskeletal condition, characterized by the development of Myofascial trigger points (TrPs). These points are locally tender when active and refer pain through specific patterns to other areas of the body. This disorder generally develops in the skeletal muscles...

  Core Stability Introduction Core Stability is defined as a concept of training which deals with the ability to control the position and movement of the central portion of the human body. Training in this form targets the muscles deep within the abdomen which connect to the spine, pelvis and shoulders, thus assisting in...

Viscous Cycle for Back Pain The Basics Back pain is the second-most common neurological ailment in the United States, next to headache. Research shows that Americans spend at least $50 billion each year on low back pain. In addition, back pain is being cited as the most common cause of job-related disability and a...

Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS) Introduction The Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS) pain scale is an assessment tool used by the medical community to analyze and classify pain. In other words, it is a simple bedside test, conducted in two parts .i.e. a patient-completed questionnaire and a brief...