Chronic Back pain is pain felt in the back (in the muscles, joints, or other structures in the spine) for an extended period of time (medical definitions vary, but is most commonly pain that lasts for more than 6 months).
Wikipedia states that for back pain:
acute = less than 4 weeks
subacute = 4 - 12 weeks
chronic = greater than 12 weeks
Note that some pain felt in the back may not be as a result of damage to the spinal tissue. Other potential sources of back pain include infection (including kidney infection), rib damage, pregnancy, cancer, and inflammatory disease.
Acute pain is when the pain comes as a result of injury and relates only to that instance. For example hitting your thumb with a hammer would result in Acute Pain (it will go away). Chronic Pain is a result of illness or injury whereby the pay does not go away. For example Arthritus will result in chronic pain because the pain is a part of the illness. Chronic Pain is part of the condition and not a side effect of the injury or illness.
The time limit used to define chronic pain typically ranges from three to six months, although some health care professionals prefer a more flexible definition, and consider chronic pain as pain that endures beyond a normal healing time.
A couple possible causes of chronic pain would be stress, illness, or injury. For example, an athlete who shatters his/her ankle experiences chronic pain for quite some time until the bone is fully healed.
Are you struggling with chronic pain and looking for the solution. We all have a life full of rush, all day long work, sitting straight for hours and staring at your laptop screen in such kind of lifestyle maintaining one's health becomes difficult all this leads to low back pain, slip disc, sciatica pain, nerve compression or nerve block, pinched nerve, bulging discs, cervical or neck pain, or cervical spondylosis, neuropathy, etc. Chronic pain is a common problem nowadays. It's a pain that could last from weeks to years, affecting our health directly it leaves a vicious cycle of pain. previously it was known as the cause of some diseases but now WHO has defined chronic pain as the disease itself. It is a state of pathological pain sensitivity, where only a spine specialist or pain specialist can help you out.
Chronic pain is pain that lasts a long time.
pain all the time
The pain associated with cancer; persistent and degenerative conditions; and neuropathy, or nerve damage, is included in the chronic category.
The ICD-9 code for chronic pelvic pain is 614,9. However for regular pelvic pain the ICD-9 code is 625,9. The pelvic pain that persists for a period of 6 months or more to be considered chronic while less than this duration is considered acute.
Like most areas of the body, lower back or lumbar pain is considered to be a chronic problem when it lasts longer than three months; some authorities contend the pain would have to last six months or longer to be considered chronic.
In short yes. If you mean continuous, long lasting, slowly developing. Physically your body does not perform as it once did and you face everyday challenges such as, chronic pain, chronic fatigue, limitation, loss of ability. It affects your responsibilities, relationships and personal identity.
Yes, fibromyalgia and arthritis are considered chronic pain disorders. There are treatment options to help you cope with the pain. I would recommend you take some time and write down any questions and concerns you have and schedule a follow up with your doctor.
Also, unremitting pain that lacks an identifiable physical cause such as the majority of cases of low back pain may be considered chronic.
chronic moderate pain
no not if it is prescribed, but for recreational purposes yes it is if you posses Oxycontin without a doctor authorized prescription it is considered illegal possession of a controlled substance
migrains or arthuritous
The underlying biochemistry of chronic pain appears to be different from regular nociceptive pain.
The prognosis for recovery from chronic pain depends on the underlying cause.
He was diagnosed with a chronic disease. She suffered from chronic pain due to a spinal injury. My grandmother had chronic pain in her hip. Some people suffer from chronic back pain. Mason's chronic lateness caused him to receive a two day suspension without pay.