Pains are a real big problem to the human populace on the earth which ranges from acute pain starts suddenly and is short-term, chronic pain which lasts for a longer period of time, breakthrough pain which happens in between regular, scheduled painkillers, bone pain which happens when cancer is affecting a bone, soft tissue pain which happens when organs, muscles or tissues are damaged or inflamed, nerve pain which happens when a nerve is damaged, referred pain which happens when pain from one part of your body is felt in another part, phantom pain which happens when there is pain in a part of the body that has been removed to total pain which includes the emotional, social and spiritual factors that affect a person’s pain experience.
That is everyone on the planet don't feel the same pain at the same time. That is why it is important to describe your accurately to your Doctor or Nurse stating where it is paining you, how it is paining you, etc.
Chronic pain is a big problem to the human populace on the earth today. It is estimated that 11.2% of adults Worldwide had pain everyday for the previous 3 months and Chronic pain estimates ranged from 2% to 40% across 15 Medical studies which implies that there is high variability across many studies conducted due to the subjective experience of pain and there are 14.5 million people in the U.S living with cancer of which 64% of the study sample are Advanced or Terminal patients, 59% are patients in treatment and 33% are patients after treatment.
Overtime many patients find the effects of living with chronic pain impact their ability to work, engage, in recreational activities and for some to perform the basic everyday activities that people just take for granted.
What is Pain Management.
Pain Management is a medical approach that draws on disciplines in science and alternative healing to study the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of pain.
What does a pain management specialist do?
A pain management specialist is a physician with special training in evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of all different types of pain. Pain is actually a wide spectrum of disorders including acute pain, chronic pain and cancer pain and sometimes a combination of these. Pain can also arise for many different reasons such as surgery, injury, nerve damage, and metabolic problems such as diabetes. Occasionally, pain can even be the problem all by itself, without any obvious cause at all.
As the field of medicine learns more about the complexities of pain, it has become more important to have physicians with specialized knowledge and skills to treat these conditions. An in-depth knowledge of the physiology of pain, the ability to evaluate patients with complicated pain problems, understanding of specialized tests for diagnosing painful conditions, appropriate prescribing of medications to varying pain problems, and skills to perform procedures (such as nerve blocks, spinal injections and other interventional techniques) are all part of what a pain management specialist uses to treat pain. In addition, the broad variety of treatments available to treat pain is growing rapidly and with increasing complexity. With an increasing number of new and complex drugs, techniques, and technologies becoming available every year for the treatment of pain, the pain management physician is uniquely trained to use this new knowledge safely and effectively to help his or her patients. Finally, the pain management specialist plays an important role in coordinating additional care such as physical therapy, psychological therapy, and rehabilitation programs in order to offer patients a comprehensive treatment plan with a multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of their pain.
Lets look at the application and treatment of Chronic pains and it's management
Treatment approaches to chronic pain include pharmacological measures, such as analgesics, antidepressants and anticonvulsants, interventional procedures, physical therapy, physical exercise, application of ice and/or heat, and psychological measures, such as biofeedback and cognitive behavioral therapy.
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