PRINTER'S NO. 4112
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
1108
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY EMRICK, BIZZARRO, R. BROWN, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE,
SCHLEGEL CULVER, DiGIROLAMO, DRISCOLL, DUSH, HAHN, HILL-
EVANS, KAUFER, KINSEY, LONGIETTI, MACKENZIE, MARSICO,
MILLARD, NEILSON, B. O'NEILL, PICKETT, READSHAW, RYAN AND
SONNEY, OCTOBER 1, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 1, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating October 11, 2018, as "Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain
Syndrome Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome (AMPS) is a
medical condition that causes an individual to experience an
abnormal pain reflex that causes constriction of blood vessels,
which deprives oxygen to muscles, bones and skin causing acid
buildup; and
WHEREAS, Consequently, AMPS amplifies a mild pain signal into
a very painful signal; and
WHEREAS, The three main causes of AMPS are stress, injury and
illness; and
WHEREAS, There are numerous types of AMPS, including complex
regional pain syndrome, fibromyalgia, myofascial pain syndrome,
neuropathic pain, psychogenic pain and reflex neurovascular
dystrophy; and
WHEREAS, While the incidence of amplified pain in children is
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not well studied, it is known to include localized pain and
diffuse pain and is estimated to affect 2% to 6% of children;
and
WHEREAS, Eighty percent of children with AMPS range from
preadolescent to adolescent girls with a pain rating of "10 out
of 10"; and
WHEREAS, Symptoms can occur suddenly or take weeks to develop
and may include pain in one or multiple limbs, throughout the
whole body or in the abdomen, headaches, skin temperature
changes, skin color changes, swelling of the affected extremity,
vascular changes, conversions and allodynia; and
WHEREAS, Once diagnosed, treatment is a system of therapy
focused on aerobic exercise, physical and occupational therapy,
stress management and counseling; and
WHEREAS, The treatment goal is to restore function and return
a child to the child's prior functional level at school, in
sports and in leisure activities; and
WHEREAS, When patients are in treatment, 80% are functional
in one to two weeks, 95% are functional in one month and 75% are
pain-free in one month; and
WHEREAS, Pediatric amplified pain is becoming more common,
partly as a result of societal changes; and
WHEREAS, Many children are overscheduled and placed under a
great amount of stress; and
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives recognizes AMPS and the
effects it has on those who are afflicted, particularly the
juvenile population; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate October
11, 2018, as "Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome Awareness
Day" in Pennsylvania.
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