ABCs of pain: V is for…
July 22, 2008 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
And V is for…
Vulvodynia: Women who have pain in the vulva, the external female genitalia, experience vulvodynia. This pain can be
irritation or it can be sharp and burning. The pain can be referred
– or felt elsewhere in the pelvic region as well. Here are some sites that can help explain what vulvodynia is:
Vasculitis: The simple explanation is that vasculitis is the inflammation of the blood vessels; the more complicated explanation is that this illness can cause pain but doctors don’t know why and don’t know what causes it. The pain can come from direct damage to the blood vessels themselves, or to the tissues that usually receive nutrients from the blood vessels but as they die off from lack of nutrition, they cause pain.
To learn more about vasculitis, you can check out these sites:
- Introduction: Vasculitic Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
- Vasculitis Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment on …
- Vasculitis – MayoClinic.com
Vertebral fracture: The bones in your back that lie one on top of the other to form your spinal column, can be broken. This can be through trauma (car or diving accident, for example), or through diseases like osteoporosis. Either way, the result can be very painful.
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