Algodystrophy/reflex sympathetic dystrophy/complex regional pain syndrome type 1

Complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (formerly reflex sympathetic dystrophy) is a somewhat controversial and poorly understood condition that can occur following some form of injury, usually to a han

Appendicitis

[[Anim 58]] Appendicitis is sudden onset of inflammation of the appendix, which is a small, finger-shaped blind-ending sac that branches off the first part of th

Back Pain

Back pain, particularly lower back pain, is a very common reason for patients visiting their local doctor. Although the underlying p

Breast Pain

Breast pain (mastalgia) and other breast changes are common from early development in girls, through menstruation and f

Burns

[[Anim 97]] Burns are injuries to body tissues that can result from heat, electricity, radiation, or chemicals. Burns are most commonly cause

Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (Chondrocalcinosis, Pseudogout)

Pseudogout is a type of crystal arthropathy, like gout. The term crystal arthropathy means that crystals of a chemical (like urate in gout, and calcium pyrophosphate in pseudogout) are precipitating a

Cancer pain

Cancer Pain is one of the complications of cancer diseases. Because of the chronic and progressive nature of the disease, cancer pain is a common cause of chronic pain

Causalgia (complex regional pain syndrome type 2)

Causalgia is a chronic pain condition seen after the section (damage, cutting) of a nerve. It is characterised by a chronic burning pain and hypersensitivity in the area supplied by that nerve. The

Cervical dysfunction

Cervical spine dysfunction is a cause of neck pain. The cause for it is believed to be a disorder (most likely malalignment) of the pain-sensitive facet joints (which

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a complex entity characterised by new-onset of disabling fatigue lasting more than six months duration, in addition to cognitive (such as impairment of long term me

Chronic Pain Syndrome

Chronic pain syndrome encompasses any pain that persists longer than the reasonable expected healing time for the involved tissues. The duration of

De Quervain's tenosynovitis (washerwoman's sprain)

De Quervain's tenosynovitis or washerwoman's sprain, is a painful wrist condition involving two of the tendons at the wrist - the thumb extensors called Extensor pollicus brevis and abductor pollicus

Dental Caries

[[Anim 49]] Dental caries is an infectious disease that can lead to cavities (small holes) in the Dental pain or toothache is simply defined as an uncomfortable sensation related to the teeth or surrounding structures.

Diabetic Neuropathy

[[Anim 226]] Diabetic neuropathy is a type of nerve damage that happens in people who have

Dysmenorrhoea

Dys - painful; meno - month; rrhea - flow.

Dysmenorrhoea refers to pain occurring before or during Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome of unknown cause. It is characterised by widespread muscle pain and stiffness in specific points - so called 'te

Gout and hyperuricaemia

Gout is a condition in which there are deposits of a chemical (sodium urate) in joints, causing arthritis, as well as in soft tissues and the urinary tract. Urate or uric acid is a chemical formed

Headache

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Herniated nucleus pulposus (slipped disc; Lumbar radiculopathy; Cervical radiculopathy; Herniated intervertebral disc; Prolapsed intervertebral disc; Ruptured disc)

[[Anim 27]] A slipped disc, or herniated nucleus pulposus, is a condition in which part or all of the soft, gelatinous central portion of an intervertebr

Herpes Zoster (Shingles) and Post-Herpetic Neuralgia (PHN)

Shingles (or Herpes Zoster) is a condition that causes an area of skin (frequently on the face) to become painful, and is later covered by a rash (papules and vesicles) which eventually crusts over. T

Hip pain

Hip:The part of the body anatomically referred to as the 'hip joint' is where the upper part of the femur (the thigh bone) attaches to the pelvis (acetabulum). When patients complain of hip pain,

Knee Pain

[[Anim 79]] Knee pain can result from injuries to the knee or hip. The knee joint is composed of three articulating bones - the femur (thigh bone), tibia (shin bone) and patella (knee

Lower Back Pain

[[Anim 165]] Lower back pain: The lower back is a complex structure composed of the vertebrae (the back bones), the nerves which leave the spinal cord at that level, ligaments, muscles and othe

Medial epicondylitis (medial tennis elbow, Golfer's elbow)

Tennis elbow is an overload or overuse condition in which the muscles of the forearm are affected - in particular the muscles that flex the wrist - the 'forehand' muscles in tennis or the muscles of t

Migraine

Migraines are recurrent headaches which can occur in conjunction with gastrointestinal and visual symptoms.

Neck pain

[[Anim 166]] Neck pain can present in any of the seven cervical vertebrae (back bones) connecting the base of skull to the thoracic cage. As well as the cervical spine, muscles, ligaments, and soft ti

Neuropathic Pain

Neuropathic pain is defined as pain caused by a lesion or dysfunction in the nervous system. There i

Nontraumatic Spinal Cord Injury

Nontraumatic Spinal Cord Injury (NTSCI) is any damage to the spinal cord that has not been caused by a major trauma. So rather than the spinal cord being injured in a traumatic impact like a car crash

Occipital Neuralgia

Occipital neuralgia is a very specific type of headache, where the pain is in the back of the head, at the very top of the neck and behin

Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia

Opioids are a class of drugs commonly used to treat moderate to severe pain. They can be used over prolonged periods to relieve chronic pain. Opioid induced hyperalges

Osgood-Schlatter (OS) disease

Osgood-Schlatter disease is a common cause for anterior knee pain in adolescents. It is a painful swelling of the bump on the front of the upper tibia (the shin bone) in an area of the tibia called th

Osteoarthritis

Ototoxicity

Ototoxicity refers to drug or chemical-related damage to the inner ear resulting in impairment of the organs responsible for hearing and balance. Such damage can lead to temporary or

Paget's Disease (osteitis deformans)

Paget's disease is a disorder of bone remodelling, resulting in enlarged and thickened bone that is structurally abnormal and brittle. This leads to bone pain, fractur

Pancreatic Cancer (Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas)

Pancreatic cancer is usually an adenocarcinoma and it usually arises from the pancreatic duct cells which make up the major

Phantom Limb Pain

Phantom limb pain refers to the neuropathic pain some people experience after the surgical a

Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Temporal (Giant Cell) Arteritis

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and Giant Cell arteritis (GCA) are closely related systemic disorders of an unknown cause that affect mainly elderly people^1,3,4. These conditions may occur ind

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)

[[Anim 53]] Premenstrual dysphoric disorder or PMDD is a condition associated with severe emotional and physical problems that are linked closely to the menstrual cycle. Symptoms occur regularly i

Primary erythromelalgia

Erythromelalgia is a rare disease of unknown cause, characterized by redness of the skin, increased temperature, and pain in the extremities (feet and hands), which us

Pseudogout (Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease)

As the name suggests, pseudogout is not true gout but often causes symptoms that closely resemble those of gout. Pseudogout is caused by the deposition of calcium pyrophosphate crystals in cartilage (

Psoriatic arthritis

Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic (long lasting) autoimmune disease that affects the joints in association with skin or nail changes as seen in psoriasis. Psoriasis is a common, inherited skin conditio

Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)

Repetitive strain injury refers to damage to any tissue in the body resulting from repetitive demands, rather than a single traumatic event. It occurs over time and it becomes symptomatic when the ti

Rheumatoid Arthritis

[[Anim 231]] Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease in which the joints in the body become inflamed. RA is the mos

Sciatica

Sciatica is defined as pain caused by pressure or irritation of the sciatic nerve. It can cause pain anywhere along the distribution of the sciatic nerve from the lowe

Shoulder pain

[[Anim 228]] Shoulder Pain The shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint formed by the head of the humerus (the arm bone) and the glenoid labrum (the name for the socket of the shoulder joint in the scapul

Sudeck's atrophy (Reflex sympathetic dystrophy, Complex regional pain syndrome 1)(Complex regional pain syndrome (Sudeck's atrophy, Reflex sympathetic dystrophy))

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome or Sudeck's atrophy involves a disturbance in the sympathetic nervous system. The latter is the the network of nerves that controls many bodily functions - and in

Supraspinatus tendinitis (painful arc syndrome)

Supraspinatus tendinitis or painful arc syndrome occurs in the shoulder. The shoulder joint owes its stability to the 'rotator cuff' muscles - which are four small muscles located around the shoul

Systemic Scleroderma (Systemic Sclerosis)

Scleroderma is a disorder with an unknown cause. It is characterized by thickening of the skin due to extra tissue being deposited within it. The excess tissue is called connective tissue, connective

Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)

[[Anim 124]] Tennis elbow is an overload or overuse condition in which the muscles of the forearm are affected - in particular the muscles that extend the wrist - the 'backhand' muscles. Although

Tension headache

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Thoracic back pain (upper vertebral fractures/pain)

Thoracic back pain occurs within the backbone. The backbone (or vertebral column) is composed of 32 vertebrae - 7 cervical (neck), 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 3 coccygeal. The 12 thoracic

Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)

Trigeminal neuralgia is a condition that affects the face. The trigeminal nerve is the main sensory nerve to the face. It has three divisions supplying the three parts of the face in the diagram b

Whiplash injury

[[Anim 149]] Whiplash injury is a soft tissue injury to the neck, or a neck strain/sprain. The neck is made up by the cervical spine, the first seven vertebrae of the back. Areas of the vertebrae comm

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Virtual Pain Centre Full Disease List

Algodystrophy/reflex sympathetic dystrophy/complex regional pain syndrome type 1

Appendicitis

Back Pain

Breast Pain

Burns

Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (Chondrocalcinosis, Pseudogout)

Cancer pain

Causalgia (complex regional pain syndrome type 2)

Cervical dysfunction

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic Pain Syndrome

De Quervain's tenosynovitis (washerwoman's sprain)

Dental Caries

Diabetic Neuropathy

Dysmenorrhoea

Gout and hyperuricaemia

Headache

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Herniated nucleus pulposus (slipped disc; Lumbar radiculopathy; Cervical radiculopathy; Herniated intervertebral disc; Prolapsed intervertebral disc; Ruptured disc)

Herpes Zoster (Shingles) and Post-Herpetic Neuralgia (PHN)

Hip pain

Knee Pain

Lower Back Pain

Medial epicondylitis (medial tennis elbow, Golfer's elbow)

Migraine

Neck pain

Neuropathic Pain

Nontraumatic Spinal Cord Injury

Occipital Neuralgia

Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia

Osgood-Schlatter (OS) disease

Osteoarthritis

Ototoxicity

Paget's Disease (osteitis deformans)

Pancreatic Cancer (Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas)

Phantom Limb Pain

Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Temporal (Giant Cell) Arteritis

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)

Primary erythromelalgia

Pseudogout (Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease)

Psoriatic arthritis

Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sciatica

Shoulder pain

Sudeck's atrophy (Reflex sympathetic dystrophy, Complex regional pain syndrome 1)(Complex regional pain syndrome (Sudeck's atrophy, Reflex sympathetic dystrophy))

Supraspinatus tendinitis (painful arc syndrome)

Systemic Scleroderma (Systemic Sclerosis)

Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)

Tension headache

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Thoracic back pain (upper vertebral fractures/pain)

Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)

Whiplash injury