Many patients with advanced disease report pain as one of their most distressing symptoms.
Effective pain management in this context often requires a multidisciplinary treatment …

The 2011 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report—“Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for
Transforming Prevention, Care, Education, and Research”—highlights a sobering statistic …

Pain which persists after healing is expected to have taken place, or which exists in the
absence of tissue damage, is termed chronic pain. By definition chronic pain cannot be …

Chronic pain affects a large proportion of the population, imposing significant individual
distress and a considerable burden on society, yet treatment is not always instituted and/or …

Pain is not an inherent part of the ageing process. The increased prevalence of pain in old
age is related to the burden of pathology. Pain is considered chronic when it persists beyond …

This is a guide for the practising GP on how to help in the management of patients
presenting with pain or other common distressing symptoms. This online reference is split …

Chronic pain, typically referring to pain that persists for more than three months, is a
significant healthcare concern.–Patients suffering from chronic pain may experience …

The Oxford Handbook of Pain Management is the essential resource for all clinicians
involved in the management of pain. Organised into sections dealing with basic principles of …

Abstract The World Health Organization has defined pain as 'an unpleasant sensory or
emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in …