CHRONIC PAIN PAINTINGS SEPTEMBER 2024.pptx

CHRONIC PAIN

1. DR SANTOSH KR SHARMA PROFESSOR DEPT OF ANAESTHESIA AIIMS, GORAKHPUR, U.P., INDIA CHRONIC PAIN AWARENESS “SOLVE PAIN TOGETHER”

2. CHRONIC PAIN (THE ENIGMA) The Feeling is too different to be understood. The source of pain is often unidentified. Incomplete understanding of mechanisms of pain. The prevalence of chronic pain reported is just the tip of the iceberg. The resultant mental health issues largely under-reported. SHARMA SK. AIIMS, GORAKHPUR, SEP 2024

3. DESPAIR (LIFE WITH CHRONIC PAIN) 1/3 rd of pts. visiting a doctor have pain as their chief complaint. Majority of them have chronic pains. Females report pain much more commonly than males. Surprisingly young & middle aged report chronic pain more than elderly. Both sexes experience the same pain severity. Women report significantly higher activity level, pain acceptance & social support. Men report higher kinesiophobia, mood disturbances & lower activity level. SHARMA SK. AIIMS, GORAKHPUR, SEP 2024

4. BEYOND PAIN Chronic pain is real. It's a daily battle which has to be won. Be a warrior & fight against chronic pain. Let's support people in chronic pain. September is Chronic Pain Awareness month. Spread the awareness about chronic pain. SHARMA SK. AIIMS, GORAKHPUR, SEP 2024

5. THE BURNING LADY NEUROPATHIC PAIN SHARMA SK. AIIMS, GORAKHPUR, SEP 2024

6. FIBROMYALGIA The Invisible Pain You see, I suffer from a disease that you cannot see! Its real, its widespread in the whole body. Its intense, its difficult to treat. I continue to suffer in pain everyday. I just have to move on! SHARMA SK. AIIMS, GORAKHPUR, SEP 2024

7. SCORCHED THE PAIN IN TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA SHARMA SK. AIIMS, GORAKHPUR, SEP 2024

8. TORN APART Suffering of woman in cancer pain 30%-50% of cancer pts. have pain at the time of diagnosis. 15-30% pts reported poor pain control in final 6 months of life. Pain after curative trt . is 33%, during anticancer trt . is 59% & 64% in advanced disease. 40% die with severe pain. 15-30% are not relieved by drug treatment alone, or suffer intolerable side effects. 70% said they would choose death rather than enduring pain in their final 6 months of life. Often pts. do not have awareness, access to pain clinics, or are referred too late. SHARMA SK. AIIMS, GORAKHPUR, SEP 2024

9. THE PARADOX Life is a pleasure & pain! Chronic Pain is real but difficult to deal with & invisible. Pain can pull you to the present but can also project you to a feared future. Chronic pain is complex, involving both body & mind. The psychosocial aspect is challenging to treat. Pain avoidance helps healing, but also leads to avoiding safe activities, thus weakening the body. SHARMA SK. AIIMS, GORAKHPUR, SEP 2024

10. SELF LOVE ( PHILAUTIA) We cannot give to others what we don’t have. If we don’t love ourselves, how can we truly love others? Encourage yourself, believe in yourself & love yourself. Never doubt who you are. Eat like you love yourself. Move like you love yourself. Speak like you love yourself. Act like you love yourself. Keep EXERCISING to stay healthy and fit. It also helps tide over chronic pain & helps you to relieve stress! It makes you indestructible. SHARMA SK. AIIMS, GORAKHPUR, SEP 2024

11. DON’T SHRINK. Just blossom in life! Chronic Pain does not exist in vacuum. It has symptoms: Fatigue, Insomnia, Withdrawal from activity & increased need to rest, Changes in mood: depression, stress, anxiety, hopelessness, irritability. Chronic Pain can be soul destroying! Cultivate togetherness & harmony with family, friends & colleagues. SHARMA SK. AIIMS, GORAKHPUR, SEP 2024

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