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nociceptors

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afferent pain nerve fibers that respond to noxious stimuli

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substantia gelatinosa (sg)

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center of spinal cord, H shaped region

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Where do spinal nerve enter?

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posterior region of sg called, dorsal horn

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Afferent neurons

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sensory nerves that carry pain, temp, touch, proprioception, vibration and pressure sensations to spinal cord

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Efferent neurons

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motor neurons that exit the spinal cord through the ventral horn and extend to muscles of the body

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a delta fibers

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large in diameter, and myelinated; conduct impulses rapidly and cause first, short-lived acute

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c-delta fibers

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smaller in diameter and unmyelinated; conduct impulses slowly and cause longer persistent dull pain

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Simple reflex arc

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afferent neurons carry sensory impulses into the dorsal horn; protective: immediate action without time or interpretation from brain

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nociception

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response of nervous system to painful stimuli

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neurotransmitters

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excitator or inhibitory chemical mediators that are released from 1 neuron to stim another

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Acetylcholine and norepinehrine are what type of neurotransmitters?

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excitatory neurotransmitters

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Dopamine, serotonin and GABA are what type of neurotransmitters?

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Inhibitory

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Endogenous Opioids

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natural analgesic neurochemicals that inhibit pain sensation

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examples of endogenous opioids

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endorphins, enkephalins, and dynorphins

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Prostaglandins

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enhances inflammation, pain and edema

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interleukin

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enhances inflammation, pain, edema

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tumor necrosis factor

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enhances inflammation, edema, and bronchospasm

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Bradykinins

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enhances inflammation

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Glutamate

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Amplifies pain signal

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Substance P

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Amplifies pain signal

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Enkephalins, endorphins

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natural opioid

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Acetylcholine

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inhibitory action on pain in spinal cord

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Gamma-aminobutryic acid

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inhibitory action on pain in spinal cord and brain

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Norepinephrine

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inhibitory action on pain in spinal cord

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Dopamine
inhibitory action on pain in spinal cord and brain
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Serotonin
convey anagelsic signals from PAG area to NRM of the brain
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dermatome
skin area innervated by sensory fibers of a single nerve root
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myotome
group of muscles primarily innervated by the motor fibers of a single nerve root
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Gate control theory 2 major points
1:Pain is not necessarily proportional to amount of tissue injury; 2: Sensation travels both to and from the brain
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Gate control theory 4 processes
transduction, transmission, modulation, and perception
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transduction
initial converting painful stimuli into neuronal impulses
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transmission
travel of impulse along axon
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modulation
influence on afferent neuron by other neurons in the spinal cords
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Perception
conscious awareness of the experience of pain
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Neuromatrix Theory
Pain is multidimensional experience; explains phantom limb pain
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Acute pain
new onest of tissue injury or inflammation; sudden, lasts hours to days and resovles with healing of the disorder
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chronic
persists beyond expected time; greater than 3 months
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neuropathic pain
caused by injury or malfunction of the spinal cord and/or peripheral nerves; burning, tingling, shooting, stinging, or pins and needles
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paresthesia
pins and needles sensation
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cutaneous pain
injury to skin or superficial tissue; well defined, localized pain of short duration
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deep somatic pain
originated from ligaments, tendons, bones, blood vessels and nerves; poorly localized pain of longer duration
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myofascial pain
tender points in muscles, tendons and fascia
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Visceral pain
pain from deep organs, vague, pressure-like squeezing
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referred pain
pain response occurs at a distance from the actual spot
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phantom limb pain
sensation of pain originating in amputated part
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OLDCART
onset, location, duration, characteristics, aggravating factors, relieving factors, treatment
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Ladder of pain treatment
1: non opioids 2: weak opioids 3: strong opioids, 4: physiotherapy, OT
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Schedule of opioids
I; greatest risk for abuse; as you increase number, decreases potential for abuse
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Cancer pain
can be dull, aching or sharp; tumors apply pressure; cancer cells secret enzymes and inflammatory to irritate tissues; tumors secret a vasodilator= decreases circulation
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spinal nerve radiculopathy
aka radiculitis, spinal nerve impingement
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diabetic peripheral neuropathy
affects sensory and motor nerves in extremities
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post-herpetic neuralgia
pruitic, vesicular rash that often starts on trunk and spreads out to the extremities
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trigeminal neuralgia
nerve disorder that causes a stabbing or electric shock
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fibromyalgia
long-term, body wide pain, linked to fatigue; pain in tender points; Diagnosis: at least 3 months of pain, 11 of 18 tender points
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Spinothalmic tract
primary ascending tract for pain signals from spinal cord to the brain
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corticospinal tract
outgoing signals from the brain travel on descending tract
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sensitization
decrease pain inhibitory signals, exaggerates excitment of pain nerve fibers
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open gate
interneuron allows transmission of pain to ascend spinal cord-brain
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closed gate
interneuorn does NOT allow transmission of neural stimulus from pain fibers in periphery
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TENS unit, hot and cold packs and rubbing cause what?
help blocks pain
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The somatosensory system consists of 3 types of sensory neurons. The special somatic type of afferent sensory neurons has receptors that sense?
Muscle position
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A women has cut her finger while dicing onions in the kitchen, drops knife in pain. Which components of this pain signal was transmitted by 3rd order neuron?
Between thalamus and cortex
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1st order neuron
info to periphery to CNS(sensory info)
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2nd order neuron
various reflex, spinal cord pathways to thalamus
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3rd order neuron
relay info from thalamus to cerebral cortex
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Nociceptors are sensory receptors that are activated by?
noxious stimuli
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When a person is stung on index finger, the thalamus interprets the pain as?
somewhere on the hand

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