What is Pain Management?
Pain management encompasses a number of strategies and techniques that are used to help patients who are suffering from significant pain. The field doesn’t usually include treating the underlying condition causing the pain, which may be difficult to diagnose or treat, but seeks to treat the actual pain.
The goal of pain management is to help patients lead more active, healthy, and fulfilling lives. By reducing pain, providers are able to help patients improve their quality of life.
What Types of Pain Can Be Treated with Pain Management?
Pain management can help patients who have severe acute pain as well as those that have chronic pain. Because there are many treatments and procedures that providers can use to reduce a patient’s pain, they can treat almost any kind of pain. Many patients specifically seek out a pain management specialist for neck pain and back pain, though.
What Causes Neck Pain and Back Pain?
Neck and back pain can be caused by many different things. Some of the most common causes of neck and back pain are:
- disc injuries
- spinal misalignments
- poor posture
- muscle tenseness
- torn or strained muscles
What Should Patients with Neck or Back Pain Look for in a Pain Management Specialist?
Patients who have neck or back pain should seek out a pain management specialist who focuses on treating issues related to the neck and back. A well-qualified specialist may be a chiropractor or a medical doctor. Regardless of their title, they should be licensed and a member of one or more professional organizations.
Patients ought to also seek out someone who practices at a conveniently located office. Patients who go to a provider for pain management often have periodic, ongoing appointments. Seeing a conveniently located provider makes it easy to get to and from appointments.
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