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Chronic pain syndromes
Headache diagnostic algorithm
Marcus DA. Chronic pain. A primary care guide to practical management. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press; 2005
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Chronic pain syndromes
Acute pain occurs with trauma or illness, decreasing during healing and resolving within 3 months. Chronic pain persists after healing is completed, due to continued activation of neural pain pathways and muscle spasm
From Marcus DA. Headache and chronic pain syndromes. The case-based guide to targeted assessment and treatment. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press; 2007
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Patients should be asked to complete a pain drawing to determine whether pain is localized or widespread by shading all painful areas, using the following key: ///// = pain; ::::: = numbness; *** = burning or hypersensitivity to touch
From Marcus DA. Chronic pain. A primary care guide to practical management. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press; 2005
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