User:Mercedesgeorge/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Pain management - Wikipedia

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

My fear of confronting pain and dodging pain by any means necessary is the reason why I have chosen this article topic. Stress relief and comfort are two of the main reasons why I feel that pain management matters. While dealing with pain it is unlikely that you'll be able to focus on anything else. The reduction of pain could improve the quality of life overall. This is the case for individuals with chronic pain. For example, someone on hospice may be terminally ill and since the chances of actually recovering from the sickness is slim, knowing that the pain can be relived reduces the stress. My preliminary impression of pain management was closed in as I could only think of over the counter pain medications such as Tylenol for headaches. I've never actually needed any prescription pain medications being that I have yet to be hospitalized. However, there is a bigger picture to pain and pain management. There are individuals experiencing extreme agony when joints are extended. After exploring the topic deeper I know understand that pain management is necessary for a social life and the enjoyment of life even in a patient's last days.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

In my opinion the Pain Management article was well rounded indeed. There is ore than enough information surrounding the topics. The introduction sentence did provide a clear overview of that the subtopics would cover. However, there could be more images other then the scientific bonds that displays pain internally. There should also be pictures that shows an external view. For example, a broken bone or blood/bleeding could also be displayed under the topic of pain management. A excellent sub topic that I feel is excluded are the holistic views of pain management. The article briefly mentions marijuana, I'm unsure if this qualifies as an holistic approach. Also the pain management article mentions hypnosis, acupuncture, and meditation. I can't say that the article is biased to Western views on pain management but there are mostly long topics about drugs and medications which seems to be this article's strength. This may be due to the extensive research on the drugs. While flowers, oils, and herbs has been excluded from the subject I'd feel as though the topic would be improved, up-to-date and completed if they were included.

Lastly, the topic of local anesthesia is a bit one sided in my opinion. The article mentions how risk are associated with the use of anesthesia and  how alternative specialist may be more suitable than local anesthesia. Although, this could be the case, the purpose of the article is the provide factual feedback relating to pain management. Anesthesia is a medical treatment as it pertains to pain during surgery and procedures. Yes, there is a risk for tissue damage however even drugs have risk associated with it's method of pain management.