Pain management (also called pain medicine or algiatry ) is a branch of medicine employing an interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of life of those living with pain . The typical pain management team includes medical practitioners , clinical psychologists , physiotherapists , occupational therapists , and nurse practitioners . Pain sometimes resolves promptly once the underlying trauma or pathology has healed, and is treated by one practitioner, with drugs such as analgesics and (occasionally) anxiolytics . Effective management of long term pain , however, frequently requires the coordinated efforts of the management team. Medicine treats injury and pathology to support and speed healing; and treats distressing symptoms such as pain to relieve suffering during treatment and healing. When a painful injury or pathology is resistant to treatment and persists, when pain persists after the injury or pathology has healed, and when medical science cannot identify the cause of pain, the task of medicine is to relieve suffering. Treatment approaches to long term pain include pharmacologic measures, such as analgesics , tricyclic 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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I have a cough since last 6 months , specially in the morning i feel vomiting, and i have headeak throught a day , body pain and neck pain also. Feeling tired throughout a day not even to wish to do some work.
why has Salicyamide been removed from some pain medications such as "BC" powder ?
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my seven year old daughter fell 12 meters on her back.
we've done xray for the back,chest and neck.
she's fine except for little back pain.
should i still do a CTscan?
My 2 year old has a slight fever and curls up from what I assume is tummy pain. he also scrunches his face up and the tears just come.
I experienced an extremely severe shooting pain in my neck that moved upward toward my brain -- severe enough to make me scream out loud. It went away just as suddenly -- whole episode was 15 seconds maybe. No pain after that but neck felt weak...
Hello, i'm 14 and in good shape.
recently i have been having some soreness/ and light pain in my testicles.. left mostly.
right is iffy.. not to bad.
but, my left one is pretty sensitive. i do not masturbate much, not at all even.
and i do...
ok, i have never had an actual sex before, and i was fingered like 3 times before nd never bleed or had pain at all, but the last time my bf was kinda pushing hard and i felt pain alittle bet and after half an hour i was bleeding. i also notices a...
I have been feeling ill for 5 days now. I have chills and dizzy. My B/P is normal and I don't have a temp. I have had white stools for the past 3 days but today seems normal. I am ok in the am but by 11 or so I feel like I have to lay down.I have...
I have hardened skin on both hands. Its basically on the palms with a small hardened areas also below the smallest finger. Even if i prick a pin, i dont feel pain in that hardened area. is there anything to worry abt..? I have tried moisturizers.
I get these hot spots on my back, neck & on the left side of my face. no pain just hot feeling. now I have five welts on my back, no pain just feels hot
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User : i am working in a software field and i have neckpain. what to do ?
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User : I am suffering from Back Pain
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User : i have slight pain continiously (throughout the day)
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User : I am not feeling well from past weak
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User : i am suffering for right leg pain while walking can you help me out in this
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User : sometimes i m getting pain in my ears
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I am a [b]16 year old male teen[/b]. I fell asleep today, and I just woke up at [b]1:45 am[/b] with the most unbearable pain in my left calf . It [b]wasn t a cramp[/b], and I was biting down on my bed sheets to take the pain as I fished for my phone, but once the pain went away, I started to walk. I can still feel where it hurts. My five minute...
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I had surgery about a year ago on my ulna nerve now the pain is still on going does anyone have some advice for me
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I am 23 years female. I have pain in my chest . it hurts me when ever i cough . if i press the chest in the region between my breast it pains or else it will not pain in any other parts. my mensus are normal. but during the periods the pain will be more. is this costochondritis related to periods
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I had fever and facial pain for 3 months and got resolved with antibiotics . the facial pain is not going.i was asked to undergo CT scan of nose and face, i heard it is radiation of X-ray type. will it be fine if i undergo the NCCT, iam worried about the radiation. waiting for the reply
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I am having eye lid swelling and mild pain..i dont know what is the reason ..but if i want instant relief from this..what ishould i do??
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I am taking dental pain medications also, but still have pain , please suggest me what should I do ?
I had a caries of tooth from 6 days. I used to take pain medications and the pain used to come out. From 2 days i noticed that my cheek started becoming big. There was lot of pain also. I started getting fever also. Is ther any thing wrong. Iam taking pain medications also, but still the pain is not coming down
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Dear Doctor, I am 27 year old male recently got married. after the 3rd time of intercourse, i had a pain in my stomach which stayed for a day but next stay its getting calm..still i am feeling the same pain sometimes. Can you please suggest me why it happened? Thanks,
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my child is 12 years old...he has heart pain sometimes and he can;t breathe...what s the problem?
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Hey everyone. I am a 17 year old guy in college. I have been having pains in my chest recently. About 1 month + ago till now. It was a few days apart in the past but its built up till its almost everyday now. Its on the left side of my chest and whenever i feel pain i put my hand to my heart and i can feel it beating stronger and faster most of...
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Sometimes when I take a breath in the area around my heart has a sharp pain to it and it doesn t go away for a while. What is it?
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