Compare and Contrast Acute and Chronic Pain
Tutor: Judith Hassan
Chirwa
2012
Pain Short Answer Questions
Compare and contrast acute and chronic pain.
Pain is a human experience which can be uncomfortable, with the potential to be horrible. The proper definition of pain is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain, it states that pain is “an unpleasant sensory (shooting, aching or burning) and emotional (frightening, annoying or sickening) experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage”. Since pain is based on individual experience we can start this assignment by comparing acute pain to chronic pain. Pain can be categorised in many ways so knowing the differences between acute and chronic pain is very important to both health professions and patients. Acute pain is believed to be directly associated with tissue injury. The intensity and location of the pain are considered to be an accurate reflection of the tissue problem. However, chronic pain is considered to be pain that lasts longer than normal tissue healing time. Its intensity and location has been deemed to have an inaccurate reflection of the tissue injury. Acute pain has a sharp quality while chronic pain was said to be dull. Unfortunately these findings have not been supported by current scientific understanding but they continue to persist.
Acute pain has been defined as pain with the duration of less than 2/3 months, whilst chronic pain last longer than 6 months. Duration between 3 and 6 months are classed as sub-acute. Due to the fact that pain relates directly to tissue health and most tissue injuries resolve in 2/3 months it was believed that pain should also resolve in that same time. However, many other factors impact whether pain persists. A broader understanding of pain is required in order to stop making inaccurate links between pain and tissue damage.
There are three vital facts that help us have a better understanding of pain and they are: 1.
Chirwa
2012
Pain Short Answer Questions
Compare and contrast acute and chronic pain.
Pain is a human experience which can be uncomfortable, with the potential to be horrible. The proper definition of pain is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain, it states that pain is “an unpleasant sensory (shooting, aching or burning) and emotional (frightening, annoying or sickening) experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage”. Since pain is based on individual experience we can start this assignment by comparing acute pain to chronic pain. Pain can be categorised in many ways so knowing the differences between acute and chronic pain is very important to both health professions and patients. Acute pain is believed to be directly associated with tissue injury. The intensity and location of the pain are considered to be an accurate reflection of the tissue problem. However, chronic pain is considered to be pain that lasts longer than normal tissue healing time. Its intensity and location has been deemed to have an inaccurate reflection of the tissue injury. Acute pain has a sharp quality while chronic pain was said to be dull. Unfortunately these findings have not been supported by current scientific understanding but they continue to persist.
Acute pain has been defined as pain with the duration of less than 2/3 months, whilst chronic pain last longer than 6 months. Duration between 3 and 6 months are classed as sub-acute. Due to the fact that pain relates directly to tissue health and most tissue injuries resolve in 2/3 months it was believed that pain should also resolve in that same time. However, many other factors impact whether pain persists. A broader understanding of pain is required in order to stop making inaccurate links between pain and tissue damage.
There are three vital facts that help us have a better understanding of pain and they are: 1.