September26th2013

CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT

ESSENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT l A CASE-BASED PROGRAMME

A/PROFESSOR ARUN AGGARWAL
RPAH SYDNEY

PAIN –

‘an unpleasant sensory and emotional
experience, associated with actual or potential
damage or described in terms of such damage’

  • Pain is a complex process
  • Pain involves thoughts and feelings
  • Whatever the experiencing person says it is
  • Exists whenever the experiencing person says it does

All pain is real. Regardless of whether the biological cause is known

CHRONIC PAIN

  • Chronic pain is pain that continues beyond the usual time of healing (or expected time of recovery)
    – Arbitrarily defined as longer than 3 months.
  • Chronic pain often involves more complex psychological features with multiple aetiologies
  • Physical and psychological symptoms

Pain classified as
Nociceptive , neuropathic or mixed

http://www.agnineurology.com.au/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Chronic-Pain-Management-Essentials-2013.pdf