Assignment on Alternative Pain Management
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Added on 2020-04-15
Assignment on Alternative Pain Management
Added on 2020-04-15
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Running head: ALTERNATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENTAlternative Pain managementName of the studentUniversity nameAuthor’s note
1ALTERNATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENTTable of ContentsIntroduction..................................................................................................................................2Similarities and differences between chosen procedures.............................................................2Comparison of the procedures.........................................................................................................4Non-pharmacologic pain management............................................................................................4Pharmacological pain management.................................................................................................6Differences between procedures......................................................................................................8Conclusion...................................................................................................................................9References..................................................................................................................................10
2ALTERNATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENTIntroduction Pain management is a very crucial area of healthcare services and is gaining moreimportance in the relevant field with each passing day. The upsurge in the rate of complexincurable sickness globally is demanding for more alternate pain management procedures to beimplemented. This is particularly useful in coping up with the challenges faced in end-of-lifepalliative care. In this respect, people suffering from diseases such as cancer often have to gothrough aggressive treatment methods. This sometimes results in unbearable pain in the patientsand need to appropriate mitigation strategies. Additionally, people suffering from diabeticneuropathy often secondary rheumatoid arthritis making movement difficult for them. Similarities and differences between chosen procedures The alternative pain management strategies are used in conjunction with conventionalmedicines and are known as complimentary medicine. Some of the common procedures ofalternative pain management strategies are –aromatherapy, yoga, acupuncture, relaxation andherbal remedies. The overall goal of the application of alternative pain management strategies isto promote overall healing of the mind and body. The method implies a rather holistic aspect isimplemented, where much of the emphasis is given to physical and mental well being of thepeople. Some of the interpersonal attributes such as compassion and care need to be placed in themiddle of the strategy. However, both the approaches are person-centred and provide sufficientpower and autonomy to the patients in deciding their chosen methods of care.For the current study, we have chosen alternate pain management, which is based upon anumber of procedures. Here, we have focussed upon pharmacological as well as non-pharmacological procedures. The pharmacological pathway is mainly dependent upon the
3ALTERNATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENTadministration of medicines and injections for controlling pain in the patients. On the contrary ,The non-pharmacological pathway is mainly focussed upon the holistic care approaches forrelieving the acute symptoms in the patients. The patients suffering from spinal and musculoskeletal problems may be provided withphysiotherapy treatment methods. Some of these include spinal and extremity manipulation,functional training, therapeutic exercise. Additionally, patient education and counselling canalso help in the management of the symptoms of pain though behavioural manipulation (Argoff,2014). This is also known as biofeedback where the patients are given more control over theirbody and relative pain management by manipulating their response or behaviours.However, for acute pain management some of the effective medications which could befollowed are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, mild and strong opioids. These are generallyused for the control of excessive pain in patients suffering from tumours and other similarsituations. As argued by Chouet al .(2016), insulin administration two times a day to keep bloodglucose levels in control often becomes annoying for the patients. Therefore, providing them with alternate medical strategies and solutions helps inreducing the health restrictions. Some of the alternate non-pharmacological therapies which canbe used for regulating the daily health condition of the patients are light walking and joggingexercises. In this context, conditions such as diabetes are often seen to be associated withaggravated conditions within the patient, which results in swelling of the hands and legs. Ascommented by Trail-Mahanet al. (2013), light exercises have been seen to increase the levels ofserotonin and dopamine in the patients, which act as a mood elevator. However, for the handling
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