Chronic Pain Syndrome
Chronic Pain Syndrome differs from chronic pain in that people with chronic pain syndrome, over time, develop a number of related life problems beyond the pain itself. About 25% of those with chronic pain will develop chronic pain syndrome.
Those who develop CPS tend to experience increasing levels of pain that engulf larger and larger portions of their bodies. They also experience markedly greater social alienation and increasing emotional problems as the pain persists, spreads, and increases in intensity. People with CPS require multimodal and multidimensional treatment to stop the cycle.
Symptoms of Chronic Pain Syndrome often include -
• Increasing pain • Spreading pain • Pain that is often described as burning, shooting, electrical, or aching • Deep soreness • Pain that seems to seep into the bones • Tightness • Weakening immune system • Fatigue • Sleep deprivation due to pain • Kinesiophobia - the avoidance of certain movements or activities due to fear of reinjury or increasing pain • Anxiety • Disability • Job loss • Social alienation/isolation • Depression • Feelings of... ○ helplessness ○ hopelessness ○ guilt ○ anger ○ irritability • Rapidly decreasing self-esteem • High levels of stress that continue to increase over time • Memory and cognitive impairment • Suicidal ideation • Relationship problems • Decreased interest in sex • Loss of family / divorce • Misbehavior by children in the home
People with Chronic Pain Syndrome often do not respond well to conventional treatments. Conservative care however has found that people with CPS do much better when they include alternative and holistic approaches to their care regimen, and as such these therapies are often highly recommended by both general practitioners and pain specialists.
Those who develop CPS tend to experience increasing levels of pain that engulf larger and larger portions of their bodies. They also experience markedly greater social alienation and increasing emotional problems as the pain persists, spreads, and increases in intensity. People with CPS require multimodal and multidimensional treatment to stop the cycle.
Symptoms of Chronic Pain Syndrome often include -
• Increasing pain • Spreading pain • Pain that is often described as burning, shooting, electrical, or aching • Deep soreness • Pain that seems to seep into the bones • Tightness • Weakening immune system • Fatigue • Sleep deprivation due to pain • Kinesiophobia - the avoidance of certain movements or activities due to fear of reinjury or increasing pain • Anxiety • Disability • Job loss • Social alienation/isolation • Depression • Feelings of... ○ helplessness ○ hopelessness ○ guilt ○ anger ○ irritability • Rapidly decreasing self-esteem • High levels of stress that continue to increase over time • Memory and cognitive impairment • Suicidal ideation • Relationship problems • Decreased interest in sex • Loss of family / divorce • Misbehavior by children in the home
People with Chronic Pain Syndrome often do not respond well to conventional treatments. Conservative care however has found that people with CPS do much better when they include alternative and holistic approaches to their care regimen, and as such these therapies are often highly recommended by both general practitioners and pain specialists.