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Benefits of Appropriate Pain Treatment: |
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Saves lives - patients in severe pain who are not treated have been known to commit suicide and to end their suffering.
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Reduces the chances of developing additional physical problems or making existing problems worse.
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Reduces suffering for patients and families.
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Returns the patient to being in charge of his or her life.
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Allows the patient to become more productive in society - through work, family life, or social activities.
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Reduces the cost of medical care.
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Consequences of Mismanaged or Under-Managed Pain |
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Mismanaged or under treated pain can result in: |
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Extensive, costly, unhelpful work-ups and treatment
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Dysfunction in family, vocational, and social life
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Mental and physical suffering
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Increased disability costs
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Increased yearly expenditures
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Pain Management Therapy: |
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Our Center's unique approach to managing your pain is based on medical and scientific principles and treatment. We work with you to relieve your pain and all the associated problems with it. We also treat your pain as the main problem, not simply as a symptom of another problem. |
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Our program combines the skills of specialist physicians with special expertise and interest in chronic pain.
This way our team can attack your problem from every angle. |
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Evaluation: |
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When you are at the Pain Management Center , you undergo a comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation before starting the treatment program. |
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This evaluation includes: |
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Complete review of all pertinent medical records
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Comprehensive physical assessment
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An in-depth pain profile
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Comprehensive psychological evaluation when appropriate
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Upon contacting our Pain Management Center , you will be asked to complete an evaluation form that asks for specific information about your pain problems with detailed treatment history. After arrival you will undergo further testing.
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Goals of Treatment: |
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The major goal of pain management is to put you back in charge of your life. The overall relief from chronic pain depends on more than just treating the damaged area of the body. It is possible that you will always have to live with a certain amount of pain, but you can learn to work and enjoy life in spite of it. Our aim is to make progress with small victories which add up and produce a big improvement in the quality of your life. |
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