Pain relief is a major goal for palliative care in India so much that most palliative care
interventions necessarily begin first with pain relief. Physical therapists play an important …

Mechanism-based classification and physical therapy management of pain is essential to
effectively manage painful symptoms in patients attending palliative care. The objective of …

Pain reduction is a primary goal of physical therapy for patients who present with acute or
persistent pain conditions. The purpose of this review is to describe a mechanism-based …

Pain is one of the most common, distressing and feared symptom among cancer and other
patients in need of palliative care. An estimated 25% of cancer patients and 25 million …

Pain is a significant symptom in patients with chronic and life-threatening illness. While pain
is traditionally thought of as a physiological experience, total pain recognizes the interplay of …

Severe pain is highly prevalent, with rates of 40% to 70% in patients with advanced cancer,
liver disease, heart failure, human immunodeficiency virus, and renal failure. Wide variations …

The field of pain medicine that once began as a supportive and compassionate care, adding
value to the management of acute and chronic ailments, has now transformed into a vital …

At present, there is no universally accepted cancer pain assessment tool for use in palliative
care (PC). The European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC), therefore, aims …

The purpose of this article is to review the case for the inclusion of a mechanisms-based
classification for musculoskeletal pain. In response to perceived limitations of the …

The cost of chronic pain and related impairment and disability ranges from $70 to $120
billion dollars annually. Population studies have found that persistent pain conditions are …