Any pain that is experienced for more than 3 months is referred to as chronic pain. Chronic pain can either be continuous or episodic depending on the individual’s experience. According to the American Pain Society (2015) “nearly 50 million American adults have significant chronic pain or severe pain. Prevalence rate for females is 34.3% and for men it is 26.7%”. Each individual experiences chronic pain differently such as type‚ timing and location of pain. Pain may be described as dull‚ sharp‚ burning
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Muscle contractions are the way that humans are able to move within the enviornment that surrounds them. To be able to understand the complexity of movement‚ there needs to be an understanding of the gross and micro-anatomy muscle contraction‚ and an understanding of the physiology of muscle contraction. This paper will provide an explaination of both the anatomy and physiology of muscle contraction. Anatomy of Muscle Contraction There are three types of muslces within the human body: skeletal
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either suddenly or over time‚ the inability to chew how we would like to‚ the accompanying pain with every mouth movement we make. Dental emergencies and dental issues get to all of us at one point or another. Luckily‚ we have professionals like the ones at Four Corners Dental Group Fairbanks in Fairbanks‚ AK‚ to help us take care of these uncomfortable dental situations. But what is there to know about toothache pain?—what causes it‚ what should you do about it‚ and when does it become an emergency? If
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Introduction Contractions of the uterus can occur throughout pregnancy. Contractions are not always a sign that you are in labor. Contractions that occur before labor are called Braxton Hicks contractions‚ or false labor. These contractions are sometimes confused with true labor. What are Braxton Hicks contractions? Braxton Hicks contractions are contractions of the uterus that occur before labor. Toward the end of pregnancy (32–34 weeks)‚ Braxton Hicks contractions can develop more often and may
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Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) is a medical condition that encompasses various heart-related ailments such as acute myocardial ischemia‚ unstable angina‚ non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI)‚ and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) (Kumar & Cannon 2009). NSTEMI and STEMI begins with atherosclerosis which happens when a plaque known as atherosclerotic plaque is formed from years of cholesterol deposits within the artery wall. When this ruptures the platelets clump
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No Pain‚ No Gain INTRODUCTION I. Attention Catcher: I bet some of you have experienced the freshman 15. Some of you probably even felt like you would go to any lengths just to lose weight. For example‚ taking weight loss supplements. II. Audience Relevance: It would be peaches and cream if we didn’t have to get up and go work out and eat healthy. Only if we could take a magic pill and it all just go away and you could be the perfect size you want. III. Thesis Statement: Today I will inform
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The Evolution of Nursing and Patient Care Delivery Tree Princess Jones Trends in Nursing Practice The Evolution of Nursing and Patient Care Delivery With the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the influx of complex patients expected to accompany it‚ nurses will soon be taking on a more active role in patient care. This paper will discuss how the role of nurses’ in the evolving health care system will be crucial in post ACA era in providing quality care across the continuum across the
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Introduction Ingenious Pain tells the life story of James Dyer‚ a surgeon in eighteenth-century England who is gifted--and cursed--with the inability to feel physical or emotional pain. Beginning with his post-mortem‚ the novel traces the thirty-three years of his life‚ from his illegitimate conception on a frozen river‚ through the rise of his career from itinerant quack’s assistant to ship’s surgeon‚ and then to the court of Empress Catherine of Russia where he meets Mary‚ a mysterious woman who
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chronic pain: Nociceptive or neuropathic. On the one hand‚ a pain that is sharp‚ aching‚ or throbbing usually refers to damage body tissue; it is called nociceptive pain. On the other hand‚ a pain that is burning or heavy sensation‚ or numbness is caused for actual nerve damage is called neuropathic pain. Depending on the etiology of the pain‚ some modalities have shown evidence on pain relief. Vilmont (2011) talked about Dr. Potter who was studying treatment of opioid dependence and chronic pain and
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down (contraction: shortens/ dilates) 2. Circular layer: runs around (contraction: constricts/lengthens) xi. Alternates contracting and releasing xii. Peristalsis mixing and moving 1. Controlled by Autonomic Nervous System a. Involuntary ii. iii. b. Controlled by autonomic neuron 2. Vericosities: swollen area; similar to axon terminal does not dead end a. Has synaptic vesicles which could contain ACH or Norepinephrine b. Neurotransmitter can be excitatory (cause contraction) or
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