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Symptoms Reported by Chronic Pain Sufferers
These symptoms may be associated with any disease; they are listed here because they have been reported by patients suffering with chronic pain.
Our goal is to find effective treatments for, and where possible, the causes and cures of each symptom.
This information is provided for educational purposes only, and should not be used without consulting your healthcare professional.
Before starting any new treatment, (even when given by your doctor), it is important that you are aware of the expected benefits, and possible side effects.
- Alodynia: Abnormally acute sensitivity to stimulus (see [opposite]) sounds, vibrations, breezes
- Anxiety
- Bone Changes
- Patchy Osteoporosis
- osteoarthritis
- increased vascularity
- prominent osteoclastic activity
- Joint stiffness/tenderness
- Depression
- Diminished Motor Function
- Dizziness
- Emotional Disturbance
- General Fatigue - Increased body fatigue, fever, rashes, sores, swelling
- Hopelessness
- Increased Reflexes - Tremors of the extremity and muscle spasms
- Increased Tone - Muscle and skin tightness
- Inflammation
- Insomnia
- Irritability
- Joint Tenderness and Swelling
- Movement Disorders
- Muscle Atrophy
- Muscle Spasms
- Nails - may grow faster, become grooved, brittle
- Osteopenia
- Pain (yes, this is obvious, but we look at different 'kinds' of pain)
- Sleep patterns - Insomnia, disrupted sleep
- Skin Changes
- skin atrophy
- tissue atrophy
- glossy skin
- dryness
- scaling
- increased hair growth
- hair loss
- nail changes
- changes in skin temperature
- Swelling
- Tinnitus
- Tremor
- Vasomotor Instability
- Raynaud's phenomenon
- vasoconstriction
- vasodilation
- hyper hidrosis - increased sweating
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