Chronic Pain

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CHRONOIC PAIN
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Introduction

• An acute pain is a necessary reaction of the
  nervous system that assists in making your body
  alert to a possible injury. In case of chronic
  pain, your body consistently sends pain signals
  to your brain. It can persist even after the
  healing of an injury.
• The duration may vary from 12 weeks to years.
  Chronic pain usually lowers your mobility and
  cuts down your flexibility, strength as well as
  endurance. Thus, your daily tasks are inhibited.

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Major causes of chronic pain

• Chronic pain is typically generated by an initial
  injury. The injury in this context might be a
  back strain or sprained muscle.
• Chronic pain can develop after disruption of or
  damage to nerves and their normal function. This
  kind of nerve inhibition increases the duration
  and intensity of the pain.
• In such an advanced stage, treating only the
  underlying injury may be not sufficient to
  resolve the chronic pain.

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Though rare, people might experience chronic pain
without any history of injury. The causes of
chronic pain in such cases are often obscure and
may require investigation by diagnostic imaging
and medical examination to determine.
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How Painsense can help you?

• Painsense is a chronic pain management centre in
  Perth and specializes in the field of
  interventional pain treatment.
• At Painsense, Dr Mark Hamlin offers advanced
  interventional pain management treatment services
  to assist patients in gaining relief and recovery
  from chronic pain.
• Painsense ensures tailored care and intervention
  plans to patients individual needs.

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• Dr Hamlin performs procedures in the outpatient
  radiology centre in Claremont and Morley
  Imaging Central.
• Interventions are performed on the latest
  diagnostic imaging equipment ensuring the lowest
  possible radiation-dose (if applicable) and the
  most accurate guidance of the injection needle or
  electrode.

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Conclusion

• Most commonly occurring chronic pains in humans
  are headache, postsurgical pain, post-trauma
  pain, lower back pain, cancer related pain,
  arthritic pain, and neuropathic pain. Neuropathic
  pain is pain caused by nerve damage or
  impingement.

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• Contact us today to schedule an appointment or to
  speak to one of our staff. We are more than happy
  to answer any of your questions with regards to
  pain management treatment.

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