WK8 - Pain Without Injury

Question 1

Describe the diverse types of pain in chronic pain

Answer 1

Can take many forms with many triggers:
* cramping/pressure
* electric/tingle
* hypersensitive

Question 2

How did the interviewees manage their pain?

Answer 2

1. Not sit still for too long
2. Distractions
3. Stretching
4. Meditating
5. Good sleep hygiene

Question 3

What does the pain management look like for th interviewees?

Answer 3

1. Pain Medications (plethora)
2. Seeing many specialists
3. Distractions
4. Antidepressants
5. Sleep meds

Question 4

What was the interviewees experience with the healthcare system?

Answer 4

• Trial and error
• Uneffective treatment
• Confusion
• Same solutions being offered
• Desire to anesthetise pain

Question 5

What did the interviewees consider beneficial when involved with the healthcare system?

Answer 5

• Collaborative approach
• Get doctors to listen to interviewee experience and knowledge
• Talking to people with similar pain experiences

Question 6

What did the interviewee 1 say about quantifying pain?

Answer 6

It is difficult:
* Dynamic condition
* Fluctuation
* Many factors impacting

Question 7

How did the interviewees pain impact productiveness?

Answer 7

1. Yielding to pain during work
2. Less activities
3. Psychological - tired and depressed
4. Changing work type