- iatrogenesis
'Iatrogenic' refers to the use of drugs and has come to mean that the
drugs or treatments used have contributed not to the cure but to the
continuing or worsening of the condition. In the 1980s Australian
physicians coined the word 'iatrogenesis' believing that the principle
cause of the 'epidemic' of 'RSI' in Australia was due to poor diagnosis
on the part off the physicians compounded by the wrong treatment, and
the perpetuation of the idea of an epidemic supported by ongoing
litigation.
- inappropriate pain
syndrome
This is a condition where the symptoms appear to be out of keeping with
the physical findings and although the precipitating activity has
stopped the pain persists. This pain is initially due to a physical
cause - i.e. long periods of keyboard work - but later a secondary,
psychological factor manifests itself there are often good reasons for
this. The persons concerned may have lost their jobs, incomes are
reduced, they are unable to carry out many mundane, social and domestic
activities, and the quality of their life changes for the worse. It is
therefore, understandable that under these circumstances psychological
problems develop and it is very easy to attribute the individual's
problems to psychological causes and to forget the precipitating
factor. The inappropriate pain syndrome undoubtedly has a psychological
element to it which is difficult to reverse and is the reason why
conventional treatment often fails and why pain clinics which practice
cognitive therapy, which is a different approach to pain relief, can he
successful.
- intersection syndromes
This is also known as peritendinitis crepitus. It is often difficult to
distinguish from de Quervain's tenovaginitis. It manifests itself as
pain, crepitus and swelling in the forearm and tends to be work related
in that it comes on when unaccustomed work is carried out, or following
the return to work after a period of absence.
- ischaemia
Lacking in blood.
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