Pain Management

Chronic pain is a symptom of different diseases, and the treatment is multidisciplinary and multimodal. Pain could occur in any location and be either direct or referred. In addition, pain in the same body location could be attributable to different body locations or different diseases and needs systemic evaluation and assessment. Pain management requires a team management approach, with the informed patient as the team leader. The primary care physician is the patient’s consultant and advisor on the case. They are to advise and educate the patient on pain disease management. This book is for primary care providers and patients with chronic pain. The primary care physician should be familiar with the different methodologies for patient assessment, patient referrals, and disease management. They are to educate the patient and guide him to treat the disease step-by-step.