Pain Treatment Methods
Saturday, August 30th, 2008All therapy for chronic pain should be tailored to the individual patient. This may or may not include medication management, physical therapy, injection therapy, surgery, implantable devices for pain, and psychological therapy.
Medication Management – anti-inflammatories, neuropathic pain medication, muscle relaxants, opiates
Physical Therapy
Injection Therapy
Surgery
Implantable Devices – Spinal Cord Stimulation, Intrathecal Drug Delivery
Psychological therapy – Biofeedback, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, treatment of depression and anxiety
Tags: Complex regional pain syndrome (RSD), intrathecal drug delivery, Neuropathic Pain, peripheral neuropathy pain, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Spinal Cord Stimulators, Uncategorized