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By Heather Auxier, APRN-CNP
Certified Nurse Practitioner, Blanchard Valley Pain Management

What is chronic pain? This is an unfavorable, unpleasant sensory and emotional experience that is persistent lasting weeks to years. 

The three types of musculoskeletal pain include nociceptive, neuropathic and nociplastic.

Nociceptive pain can be associated with tissue damage or injury. Examples of this kind of pain would include spraining your ankle or touching a hot stove. 

Burning, stabbing, shooting and prickling are often descriptive words for neuropathic pain.  

Often, people will say this pain travels or is radicular in nature. Other diagnoses for this kind of pain include trigeminal neuralgia, diabetic neuropathy and sciatica. 

Lastly, nociplastic pain is a pain that arises from altered nociception despite no clear evidence for disease or actual threatened tissue damage, causing an activation of peripheral nociceptors or evidence for disease or lesion of the somatosensory system causing the pain. The net result of this pain is usually widespread and amplified. Fibromyalgia is considered a nociplastic type of pain. 

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RICHLAND TOWNSHIP–The Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a  two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred on February 16, 2023, at approximately 8:20 a.m. The crash occurred at the intersection of US 30 and County Road 15 (Allen/Hancock  County line road) in Richland Township, Allen County. 

Delaney Miller, age 38, of Bluffton, was operating a 2015 Buick Regal, traveling  east on US 30. Ryan Ferguson, age 30, of Frankfort, Indiana was operating a 2003  International semi-truck with trailer, traveling west on US 30. The Buick failed to yield  the right-of-way, turned left to travel north onto County Road 15 and was struck by the  International. Mr. Ferguson suffered minor injuries. Ms. Miller was pronounced deceased  at the scene. 

The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted on scene by; Hancock County Sheriff’s  Office, Beaverdam-Richland Fire and EMS, Allen County Coroner’s Office, H&H Funeral  Services, Ohio Department of Transportation, Beaverdam Fleet Service and Big Daddy’s Towing. The crash remains under investigation. 

The Ohio State Highway Patrol would like to remind motorists to use extra caution  and give extra space while driving during inclement weather. 

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UPDATED February 17

Micheal D. Biery, 58, passed away February 12, 2023 at St. Vincent's Medical Center, Toledo.  Mike was born January 9, 1965 in Bluffton to Dean and Joan (Isler) Biery.

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Has the rather enormous Mosler Safe at Book Reviews ever caught your eye from inside or outside 123 S. Main St.? The Hamilton, Ohio manufacturer was founded in 1874 and went bankrupt in 2001, but this sample of its products isn't going anywhere. The outside wall shows that the building had to be modified to accomodate the safe.

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Ash Wednesday will be observed on February 22 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera. The service, led by Pastor Matt Nowak, will be based on John 11 under the theme:  "His final steps led to a tomb."  The students of Trinity School will sing "Glory Be to Jesus."  Hymns by the congregation include: "As Surely as I Live, God Said;" "Be Still, My Soul;" and "I Lay My Sins on Jesus."

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Bluffton Bread Company spring sales are underway at https://shop.blufftonbreadcompany.com. Three flavors are available through Feb. 28:

Birthday Bread, $15 for a regular sized loaf or $25 for a bundle of five mini loaves

Triple Chocolate, $12 for a regular sized loaf or $25 for a bundle of five mini loaves

Asiago Cheddar, $12 for a regular sized loaf or $25 for a bundle of five mini loaves

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