Integrative Medicine Flashcards

1
Q

How many people suffer from chronic pain in the US?

A

100 million Americans

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2
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How much does chronic pain cost Americans a year?

A

$635 billion

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3
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What are the four foundations of health?

A

stress management and psychosocial support

proper diet and nutrition

physcial activity

sleep

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4
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What are the physiologic components of chronic pain?

A

upregulation of inflammation

allostatic load

micronutrient deficiency

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5
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What do omega-3 fats do versus omega-6 fats?

A

omega 3 downregulates inflammation

omega-6 promotes inflammation

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What is the role of Omega-3 in pain?

A

may have some benefit in neuropathic pain

equivalent effect with ibuprofen in discogenic pain

appear to be safter to NSAIDs for treatment of nonsurgical neck or back pain

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7
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What is the role of acupuncture in pain?

A

effective for the treatment of chronic pain and is therefore a reasonable referral pain

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allostatic load

A

damaging actions of glucocorticoids under stress and presence of long-term adrenal steroids

this load is referring to the cost of the body of adaptation to adverse conditions

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9
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What is the effect of tai chi in fibromyalgia?

A

improved in quality of life

maintained for at least 24 weeks (12 weeks post trial)

no adverse events were observed

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10
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What is the role of hypnosis for chronic pain?

A

treatment group improved from their symptoms, while the control group deteriorated

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