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Want info on how pain management clinics work

04/28/2008 11:04AM

Question:

WANT INFO ON WHAT-HOW PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINICS WORK-HAVE FRIEND WITH ORAL CA AND RECOMMENDED SHE GO TO PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINIC JUST WANTS GENERAL INFO ON WHAT AND HOW THEY DO-MORE IN CHRONIC PAIN MOD AT PRESENT

Answer:

Pain Clinics should be comprehensive and work closely with the oncologist at treating cancer pain using medications, minimally invasive interventional approaches (such as injections) and other adjunctive therapies tailored to each patient’s needs.

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Case Western Reserve University Salim M Hayek, MD, PhD
Division Chief, Associate Professor
Division of Pain Medicine
University Hospitals
School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Salim M Hayek, MD, PhD