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Complexity of Pain
• Pain is a very subjective and personal experience
• Tools for assessment
• Pain Scale
• Patient Interview (gold standard)
• Pain is often exacerbated in the presence or
worsening of psychosocial comorbidities
• Mental Health contributions: depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc.
• Social contributions: financial stresses, relationship stresses,
work- related stresses, etc.
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Treatment of selected pain
• Headache & Migraine
• Rheumatic pain
• Muscle spasm
• Muscle sprain and strain
• Dysmenorrhea
• Post operative pain
• Pain of malignancy
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