Expressing support for the designation of "National Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome Awareness Day".

IV 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 588 Expressing support for the designation of ‘‘National Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome Awareness Day’’. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 Ms. WILD (for herself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and Ms. JACKSON LEE) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Expressing support for the designation of ‘‘National Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome Awareness Day’’. Whereas amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome (in this preamble referred to as ‘‘AMPS’’) is a medical condition that causes individuals to experience an abnormal pain reflex that causes constriction of blood vessels, bones, and skin, which deprives muscles of appropriate oxygenation and results in acid buildup; Whereas AMPS amplifies a mild pain signal into an ex- tremely painful signal; Whereas the 3 main causes of AMPS are psychological stress, injury, and illness; Whereas there are numerous types of AMPS, including com- plex regional pain syndrome, fibromyalgia, myofascial VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:43 Sep 25, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR588.IH HR588 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 588 IH pain syndrome, neuropathic pain, psychogenic pain, and reflex neurovascular dystrophy; Whereas amplified pain in children is not well studied but is known to include localized pain and diffuse pain and is estimated to affect 2 percent to 6 percent of children; Whereas 80 percent of children with AMPS are preadolescent or adolescent girls with a pain rating of ‘‘10 out of 10’’; Whereas symptoms can occur acutely or take weeks to de- velop and may include pain in one or multiple limbs, pain 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; Whereas AMPS is difficult to diagnose and patients often see multiple specialists and are prescribed a variety of unsuc- cessful medications, procedures, and surgeries to treat their pain, which perpetuates the symptoms of AMPS and burdens families with additional health care costs; Whereas pediatric amplified pain is being diagnosed with greater frequency but has no known cure; Whereas once diagnosed, treatment and therapy focused on aerobic exercise, physical and occupational therapy, stress management, and counseling have proven to be more ef- fective than the administration of pain management medications and more invasive procedures; 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 focused on aerobic exercise, physical and occupational therapy, and stress management and counseling, patients see a significant re- VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:43 Sep 25, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR588.IH HR588 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 588 IH duction in their pain according to published studies: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) recognizes amplified musculoskeletal pain 2 syndrome (‘‘AMPS’’) and the effects it has on those 3 who are afflicted, particularly the minor population; 4 and 5 (2) supports the designation of ‘‘National Am- 6 plified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome Awareness 7 Day’’. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:43 Sep 25, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR588.IH HR588 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS