Central and Widespread Pain course
This session provides an overview of the most common chronic pain conditions.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- Identify the causes of widespread pain syndromes
- List the common presenting features
- Explain the diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia
- Describe the multimodal management approach
Several disease processes and lesions in the brain and spinal cord can cause central pain. Some well-defined conditions, e.g. Parkinson's disease, can have pain as part of the presentation and should be managed according to local protocols. They are beyond the scope of this session. This session specifically examines the chronic widespread conditions of chemotherapy-induced and radiation-induced peripheral neuropathy, central pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, myalgia encephalitis, fibromyalgia, bladder pain syndrome and myofascial syndromes.
Before commencing this session you should complete:
- Module 02 Basic Science/Physiology of Pain (001-0497)
- Module 05a/Anatomy of Nociceptive Pathway/Anatomy of the Ascending Pain Pathway (001-0496)
Uday is a specialty trainee in Anaesthetics in the Northern Deanery where he has recently completed Advanced Pain Training.
He is keen to pursue his career in both anaesthetics and pain medicine.
Prior to emigration to the UK, he was trained in Anaesthesia in India, having achieved a Masters in Anaesthesia (MD). He also completed a Post-Doctoral Certificate Course in Cardiothoracic and Neuro-anaesthesia in India.
Uday is a keen teacher and has been involved in many teaching activities throughout his training.
Outside of medicine, his interests include spending time with family, listening to Indian classical music and exploring nature.
Uday is a content author for the e-PAIN project.
John Hughes has been a Consultant in Anaesthetics and Pain Management since 1995.
John has a special interest in abdominal and pelvic pain. He also has a long-standing involvement in education across all disciplines.
John is a module editor with the e-PAIN project.
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