What is Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome?

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

When middle aged men combine the precise combination of stress, hormones and nerves, they can suffer from Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome.  It’s pain in the pelvic area that comes and goes, lasts for more than three months, and is not associated with any urinary tract infection.  There is no real treatment but the prognosis has gotten better in the last few years.  Men 35 to 45 seem to be most likely to develop chronic pelvic pain syndrome, which is characterized by post-ejaculatory pain.

If you live in a cold climate, you may be more likely to suffer from chronic pelvic pain syndrome.  Likewise, cold climate has also been associated with faster aggression of the syndrome, as well as relapse of the conditions.  Prostatitis symptoms are more common in men from Finland.  So, if you’re cold and stressed out, move to the South to avoid chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

 

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How Do I Know if I Have Chronic Pain Syndrome?

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

Chronic Pain Syndrome Symptoms Affect the Elderly More Than Other Segments of the Population

It’s hard to get a handle on chronic pain syndrome symptoms because the affliction itself is a mystery to doctors and researchers.  The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, which is a division of our national health department (NIH), has developed a research department dedicated to the study of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, whose symptoms are a bit different from chronic pain syndrome symptoms.  However, there is some overlap in the two syndromes, both of which at present have no cure.

Chronic pain syndrome symptoms vary so widely and from person to person there’s no simple way to provide an exhaustive list.  The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke sends visitors to its website to the American Chronic Pain Association.  This site lists dozens of diagnosable conditions, all of which can result in Chronic Pain Syndrome.  Does this mean the Chronic Pain Syndrome is a symptom of something else?  In some cases, yes.  However, sometimes doctors can’t find a reason for someone’s chronic pain syndrome symptoms.  There is no initial injury, no ongoing condition other than the chronic pain syndrome symptoms themselves.

A large percentage of the people who are suffering chronic pain syndrome symptoms are the elderly.  How do you know if you have the symptoms for chronic pain syndrome?  If you have any of the following list of symptoms for no apparent reason, then you might be suffering from chronic pain syndrome.  That’s the definition, really: unending pain for no apparent reason.  But don’t be worried if you’re confused because symptoms and conditions seem to overlap endlessly in any list of chronic pain syndrome symptoms.

  • headaches
  • lower back pain
  • inflammatory bowel disease
  • fibromyalgia syndrome
  • arthritis
  • cancer pain
  • psychogenic pain

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What is Chronic Pain Syndrome?

Posted on November 12, 2011 by

chronic pain syndromeChronic pain syndrome is not fully understood by the medical world yet, not is it clear whether this is a recognizable, clearly definable condition or symptoms of something else.  What is not known is whether all persons suffering from chronic pain syndrome are suffering for the same reasons.  As we all know, pain is a very general term, and the human body is extremely complex, especially in how it interacts with the mind.  All this makes it very difficult to determine a cause for chronic pain syndrome.

As you can tell from the name of the condition, chronic pain syndrome describes a condition where someone feels pain for a long time.  Pain that persists for no apparent reason, longer than six months is considered chronic pain syndrome.  Sometimes it’s pain that started out with a logic to it…that is, there was a clear reason for the pain such as an injury.  Long after the pain should have stopped, it persists and becomes its own condition, with the original injury healed and long forgotten.

Sometimes there is no stimulator…no original injury to chronic pain syndrome.  A person is just always in pain but there is no apparent reason for it.  That’s called psychogenic pain.  Researchers think there’s a link between chronic pain syndrome and stress.  They’re pretty sure that there’s a neurological side to this condition, and possibly even a psychological aspect as well.

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