Pain can be a debilitating condition and may originate from different conditions such as arthritis, cancer treatments, fibromyalgia, or an old injury etc. There are physicians who specialize in treating each of those sources of pain. However, proper pain management can involve more than just one physician. This article briefly explains the importance of multiple physicians and their coordination for treating the pain.
Choosing Pain Management Team: A pain management team involves both health professionals and others with community and education expertise to assist in physical therapy, prescription of medications, cognitive therapy, education about pain and its management. The likely team would comprise of pain medicine specialists, general physicians, physiotherapists, psychologists, nurses, etc. Choosing the team members, with best candidates involved, is often difficult and a variety…
