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The management of pain is a complex process. This can be helped by understanding the mechanisms of pain, both neurophysiological and bio-social. When pain occurs in the absence of a diagnosis that would define a specific treatment resulting in cure and relief of the symptoms, then the focus necessarily falls on the pain itself. Management of this may include local treatments, such as nerve blockade, but an equal effort must be directed at the bio-social aspects. This may involve the use of drugs such as anti-depressants, complementary therapies and techniques to improve the sufferer’s ability to manage their pain, most clearly demonstrated in the concept of the Pain Management Programme.
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Hollway, T., Brosnan, K. (2005). Pain. In: Moore, A.J., Newell, D.W. (eds) Neurosurgery. Springer Specialist Surgery Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-051-6_33
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