Topic 3 - Persistent Pain

Question 1

An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage.

Answer 1

Pain

Question 2

T/F - The amount of tissue damage correlates well with the amount of pain experienced.

Answer 2

False - The amount of tissue damage DOES NOT correlate well with the amount of pain experienced.

Question 3

Tissue damage, biomechanics, tissue health, trigger points and fascia are ____ predictors of pain.

Answer 3

Poor

Question 4

No one object causes or contains the characteristic of “____.”

Answer 4

Pain

Question 5

Pain is an ______ and the person is the only one that can experience pain.

Answer 5

Output

Question 6

Pain is _______ by the brain after interpreting a very complex mix of incoming _______ input.

Answer 6

Created
Sensory

Question 7

T/F - The brain can create pain even in the absence of tissue damage.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Pain is classified as chronic or __________ if the pain lasts longer than the expected healing time of the tissues involved.

Answer 8

Persistent

Question 9

_____________ of pain can happen very quickly and this is a key characteristic in chronic or persistent pain.

Answer 9

Sensitization

Question 10

T/F - Sensitization can only occur centrally.

Answer 10

False - Sensitization can occur PERIPHERALLY AS WELL AS centrally.

Question 11

_______ sensitization is often associated with chronic or persistent pain. The spinal cord can become the “_________” of this pain through neuron changes in the spinal cord and brain.

Answer 11

Central
“Amplifier”

Question 12

Chronic pain syndrome or __________ pain is a complicated condition that is becoming more well understood, but still affects many.

Answer 12

Persistent

Question 13

A 2021 study by the Canadian government found that about __ million Canadians reported that they have been living with some sort of chronic pain for 6 months or more.

Answer 13

8 million

Question 14

Through the development of chronic pain, there is a large _________ component that can affect the perception and onset of this pain.

Answer 14

Emotional

Question 15

_____________ and social factors will play a very important role in how someone deals with pain and the expected duration of their pain.

Answer 15

Psychological

Question 16

Factors like _______, depression, fear avoidance, expectations, _______________ and social support are all relevant influencing factors of clinical presentation and expected outcomes.

Answer 16

Anxiety
Catastrophizing