Adhesions And Pain
In medical terms adhesions and pain go hand in hand the way Santa is synonymous with Christmas. They are the source of incredible pain and can disrupt the life of the surfer in ways that are limitless and limiting. The surprising thing though is that most people have never even heard of them.
In short, adhesions are scar-like tissues that can sometimes occur to form uncommon connections between two parts of the body. They are said to be, more often than not, an inevitable outcome of surgery. The problems they cause are massive, costly, and very possibly sever. Doctors can’t and won’t treat them, insurance companies won’t pay for their being treated and as a result many people suffer.
Without a doubt adhesions cause pain. They tether down organs resulting in the pulling of nerves. Nerve endings may become trapped within the developing adhesions. If blockage occurs, bowel distension will cause pain.
Although they are most common after surgery- at the site of the procedure- and sometimes elsewhere, adhesions can also occur in response to an injury. Tissue damage, infection, cancer and chemotherapy can cause tissues to bond to other tissue or organs, much like the forming of scar tissue, resulting in adhesions forming.
Depending on the tissues that are involved, adhesions can cause various disorders. In the eye for example, adhesion of the iris to the lens can result in glaucoma and as previously mentioned, in the intestinal colons, adhesions can cause partial or complete bowel obstruction. Adhesions that are inside the uterine cavity can cause a woman to have irregular menstrual cycles and this makes it difficult to conceive.
Pelvic adhesions that entail the scarring of the fallopian tubes can lead to infertility and reproductive problems, i.e. adhesions can cause infertility, bowel obstruction, and debilitating pelvic pain. It is estimated that between fifty-five to 100% of patients undergoing pelvic reconstructive surgery will form adhesions.
Adhesions may be separated with surgery. This enables the organs to function normally and 5reduces the symptoms caused by the adhesions. Although the outcome is usually good, the possibility of more adhesions forming increases with the number of surgeries an individual undertakes.
In medical terms adhesions and pain go hand in hand the way Santa is synonymous with Christmas. They are the source of incredible pain and can disrupt the life of the surfer in ways that are limitless and limiting. The surprising thing though is that most people have never even heard of them.
In short, adhesions are scar-like tissues that can sometimes occur to form uncommon connections between two parts of the body. They are said to be, more often than not, an inevitable outcome of surgery. The problems they cause are massive, costly, and very possibly sever. Doctors can’t and won’t treat them, insurance companies won’t pay for their being treated and as a result many people suffer.
Without a doubt adhesions cause pain. They tether down organs resulting in the pulling of nerves. Nerve endings may become trapped within the developing adhesions. If blockage occurs, bowel distension will cause pain.
Although they are most common after surgery- at the site of the procedure- and sometimes elsewhere, adhesions can also occur in response to an injury. Tissue damage, infection, cancer and chemotherapy can cause tissues to bond to other tissue or organs, much like the forming of scar tissue, resulting in adhesions forming.
Depending on the tissues that are involved, adhesions can cause various disorders. In the eye for example, adhesion of the iris to the lens can result in glaucoma and as previously mentioned, in the intestinal colons, adhesions can cause partial or complete bowel obstruction. Adhesions that are inside the uterine cavity can cause a woman to have irregular menstrual cycles and this makes it difficult to conceive.
Pelvic adhesions that entail the scarring of the fallopian tubes can lead to infertility and reproductive problems, i.e. adhesions can cause infertility, bowel obstruction, and debilitating pelvic pain. It is estimated that between fifty-five to 100% of patients undergoing pelvic reconstructive surgery will form adhesions.
Adhesions may be separated with surgery. This enables the organs to function normally and 5reduces the symptoms caused by the adhesions. Although the outcome is usually good, the possibility of more adhesions forming increases with the number of surgeries an individual undertakes.
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