Traumatic brain injury is a catastrophic form of injury often seen in serious auto or boating accidents, slips and falls, falls from heights, sports-related injuries and so on. The brain is essentially the body’s command center as various areas of this organ are responsible for processes such as breathing, swallowing, respiration, movement of limbs, immune system activation and so much more. TBIs, as they are otherwise known, are associated with chronic and unrelenting pain which can last months or even years, disrupting every aspect of your life. Chronic pain compounds the prognosis of a TBI, and can affect your ability to enjoy life, form social bonds, maintain a job and performing the simplest of tasks such as personal hygiene, walking up a flight of stairs and walking the dog. Injuries usually involve an aspect of negligence, as nothing happens without a cause, and because of this, it is reasonable to surmise that your TBI may have been caused by the negligence of other individuals hitherto undiscovered. This

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Types of Chronic Pain Syndromes Experienced by Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors

Chronic pain syndromes are estimated to affect over 60 percent of individuals who have suffered traumatic brain injury. This pain could be due to various pathologies such as damage to brain tissue or nerve pathways, and even seemingly unrelated issues such as musculoskeletal injuries happening in tandem with the TBI.

Here are some of the most common forms of pain experienced by TBI patients:

Neuropathic Pain

This kind of pain is due to damage to the nerves and the nervous system in general, and the pain is often described as a tingling, burning, or electric, shock-like feelings. Allodynia, or a pain from stimuli which doesn’t usually provoke pain such as being touched, hyperalgesia, or exaggerated pain response to pain stimuli is common in patients with neuropathic pain. Because analgesics usually don’t help with this kind of pain, anticonvulsants or antidepressants known for their action on nerve pathways are regularly prescribed for neuropathy.

Musculoskeletal Pain

If you’ve been in an auto accident or were involved in a sports-related injury, the chances that you sustained injuries involving your back, shoulders and limbs as well as a TBI are usually pretty high. To this end, you may complain about pain in your shoulders, neck and other affected body parts due to joint dysfunction, muscle strain and soft tissue injury. Due to the fact that patients will need to lie down or sit for extended amounts of time as they recover, muscle weakness may develop, which could potentially worsen musculoskeletal pain. Patients with this kind of pain are often prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications and are put through exercise programs and physical therapy with the aim of strengthening their muscles and preventing joint stiffness.

Headaches

This is perhaps one of the most prevalent chronic pain syndromes reported by individuals who have suffered traumatic brain injury. Headaches following TBI may persist for months if injury to the head involved something minor like a concussion, or it can last years if the TBI was severe or acute. Over 30 percent of TBI survivors state that they experience headaches which last over three months post-injury, a truly worrying statistic. Patients may report tension-like headaches which feel like a tight band around the head as well as a dull aching sensation. Others may experience migraines which are a severe, throbbing type of pain which makes one sensitive to light, sounds and other forms of stimuli. Migraines are particularly debilitating as it has been documented that the pain migraineurs suffer can be likened to that experienced by women in labor. Headaches after a TBI can be multifactorial and could be caused by alterations in neurotransmitter levels, changes in blood flows as well as the activation of pain pathways signaling inflammation in certain parts of the body.

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