Pain can rule your life, interfering with your
ability to work, sleep and enjoy your family
and friends. When chronic pain disrupts your
quality of life and does not improve with standard
treatments such as aspirin or ibuprofen, Pain
Management department is here to help.
There are many safe, proven effective treatments
available that can help you manage your chronic
pain . Pain management encomasses
pharmacological (treatment with medicine),
nonpharmacological, and other approaches to
Prevent, Reduce, or Stop pain sensations. Pain is
generally divided into two categories:
Acute / Nociceptive pain - the pain that is transmitted by
nociceptors, is typically called acute pain. This kind
of pain is associated with injury, headaches, disease,
and many other conditions. It usually resolves once
the condition that caused it is resolved. E.g. Pain
after surgery, an accident, fall or any other trauma.
Many a times pain does not resolve even after
healing or a cure has been achieved for the
procedure that was the main reason for the pain to
start with. In this situation, the brain continues to
perceive pain and the pain may be considered
chronic. From three to six months or The pain that
endures beyond a normal healing time. E.g. cancer
pain, persistent and degenerative conditions, and
neuropathy, low back pain or nerve damage. Pain
can have a negative impact on a person's quality of
life and impede recovery from illness or injury.
Unrelieved pain can become a syndrome in its own
right and cause a downward spiral in a person's
health and outlook. Uncontrolled and poorly
managed pain leads to various problems like anxiety
neurosis, hypertension, and depression with or
without suicidal tendencies. Chronic untreated pain
also leads to decrease in work output and loss of
healthy social life. Managing pain properly facilitates
recovery, prevents additional health complications,
and improves an individual's quality of life.
MBBS, MD, DNB, MNAMS, Fellowship in Pain Medicine, Diploma in Palliative Medicine, CCEPC
Consultant
Pain Management