Pain Management

Term shoulder pain refers to any pain that arises in or around the shoulder. The origin of the pain may be in the shoulder joint or from surrounding structures like muscles, ligaments or tendons. Shoulder pain is the third most common musculoskeletal pain after low back pain and neck pain. This kind of pain usually […]

Fibromyalgia or fibromyalgia syndrome is a disorder that is characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, memory problems, allodynia, and mood alterations. Difficulty in swallowing. bowel and bladder abnormalities, paresthesia and cognitive dysfunction have also been reported to occur in some patients Symptoms may begin after a physical trauma, surgery, infection or significant psychological […]

Myofascial pain syndrome is caused by injury or damage to the fascia. The syndrome can cause chronic pain in muscles throughout the body. Fascia is a tough connective tissue covering muscles which when injured becomes tight and may put painful pressure on surrounding tissues. Myofascial pain syndrome is characterized by presence of trigger points, a […]

What is Prolotherapy? Prolotherapy is a procedure where the non-pharmacological and non-active irritant solution is injected into the body for the purpose of strengthening weakened connective tissue and alleviating musculoskeletal pain. Prolotherapy is claimed to repair the weakened sites and produce new fibrous tissues. Other names are Proliferation therapy Regenerative injection therapy Proliferative injection therapy […]

The Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R) is a scale used for a self-report measure of pain intensity. This scale was developed for children and has been adapted from the Faces Pain Scale. It can also be used in adult people who are unable to use a numerical rating scale like visual analog scale. It is particularly recommended […]

Color visual analog scale or color analog scale is a pain assessment tool that is built on the pattern of Visual Analog Scale. The color analog scale is used in children and in patients with poor cognition such as Alzheimer disease. What is Color Analog Scale? Color analog scale is 10 cm in length. It […]

Visual analog scale [VAS] is a measure of pain intensity. It is a continuous scale comprised of a horizontal (called horizontal visual analog scale) or, vertical called vertical visual analog scale usually 10 cm or 100 mm length [both the gradations are used]. It is anchored by two verbal descriptors, one for each symptom extreme. […]

Pain management program is a multi-disciplinary approach that aims at providing pain relief and restoration of normal function by either drugs and/or interventions. Pain management program may be desirable in selected patients of back pain or sciatica, neck pain, failed back syndrome, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, myofascial pain, fibromyalgia, facial pain, neuropathic pain, headaches, cancer pain, shingles, […]

Complex regional pain syndrome or CRPS is a chronic painful condition causing intense pain, usually in the arms, hands, legs, or feet. The cause of condition is poorly understood and there is no cure. The management involves control of symptoms by various modalities. The condition It may happen after an injury to a nerve or […]

Also called myofascial trigger point, the trigger point is a hyperirritable spot in skeletal muscle. Trigger points are associated with palpable nodules in taut bands of muscle fibers. It is believed that palpable nodules are small contraction knots and a common cause of pain. Myofascial pain syndrome is a common painful muscle disorder characterized by […]