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Pain is the cry of the ailing tissues, a warning
that something is wrong. Doctors define short-term
pain as Acute Pain and long lasting pain (beyond
6 months) as Chronic Pain. Long lasting pain
being more complex in nature should be treated
under a Pain Physician.
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| Aims Of Pain Management
Clinic: |
- To reduce the level of pain.
- To eliminate the pain completely, if possible.
- To restore the sense of well being.
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| Types of pain |
- Low back pain – sciatica, pain after
surgery of spine.
- Cancer pain
- Headache – Migraine, Trigeminal Neuralgia.
- Myofacascial Pain – Torticollis, Tennis
elbow.
- Pain due to reduced blood supply to the limbs.
- Any pain lasting for more than 6 months and
not relieved by conventional treatment.
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| Methods of pain
relief |
- Medications (tablet, injections or by special
infusion pumps).
- Nerve Blocks.
- Implantable devices: Spine cord stimulation,
Inthrathecal drug delivery system.
- Trans Cutaneous Nerve Stimulation (T.E.N.S)
Lasertherapy
- Radio frequency coagulation.
- Cryo-therapy
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| Consultant Serving
the Department is: |
| Name |
Timing |
| Dr. Rekha Alimchandani |
Sat 10 am - 12 noon |
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