Sleep and Pain Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• deafferentation : occurs in an area of diminished or abnormal sensation
• acute : lasts less than 3-6 months, directly related to soft tissue damage
• allodynia : non-painful stimuli evokes pain
• nociceptive : potentially harmful stimuli be detected around the body
• circadian rhythm : 24 hour day-night cycle
• myofacial : when someone experiences pain in one area but that is not where the myofascial pain is generated
• hypersthesia : abnormal increase to sensitivity to stimuli of the sense
• eudynic : normal transduction of pain sensation
• visceral : directly affects the internal organs
• parasomnias : abnormal movements, behavior, emotions, perception, and dreams while falling asleep or while sleepin
• rem sleep : occurs at intervals during the night and characterized by rapid eye movements, faster pulse and breathing
• central : neurological condition caused by damage to the cns
• neuropathic : damage or disease affecting the somatosensory nervous system causes this, pain from non-painful stimuli
• fibromyalgia : causes you to experience pain all over the body
• hyperpathia : stimuli evokes exaggerated levels of pain
• somatic : skin, tissue, or muscle pain
• insomnia : difficulty in staying or falling asleep
• chronic : lasts for weeks or months and usually associated with an underlying condition
• hypersomnia : excessive time sleeping
• neuralgia : pain that travels the length of a nerve