First, let’s look at what is pain actually,
“Pain is the sensation of physical discomfort that is experienced by a person on any part of his body”.
What Causes Pain?
Pain can arise due to several reasons. When sometimes the pain exceeds the threshold of pain endurance, you need to quickly consult your local trusty doctor. Your doctor might also refer to which your doctor might want to refer you to a local pain management clinic if the severity increases.
Why Pain Management Clinic if preferred?
The Pain Management Clinic assists patients in their efforts to cope with persistent pain. The goal of the Pain Management Clinic is to provide patients with education about their condition and develop strategies for coping with pain so that they may live as full and functional a life as possible. The clinic is dedicated to helping patients develop coping skills so that pain ceases to be the focus in their lives.
How pain can be treated?
Treatments may include consultation with the physician for the diagnosis and management of chronic pain disorders as well as interventional options such as medications, pain blocks, education and problem-solving as applicable for various sources of chronic pain. Chronic pain is defined as “pain lasting longer than six months or pain persisting beyond the reasonable amount of time for an injury to heal”. Chronic pain affects many people.
What services are offered at the Pain Management Clinic?
Services are provided on the available basis, by an anesthesiologist with expertise, skill, and knowledge of chronic pain management and an office coordinator. Other team members include specially trained Registered Nurses and X-ray Technologists. Physicians from other disciplines such as Psychiatry and others with special training in the fundamentals of Mindfulness program are often included in the treatment team.