right combination of therapies may take time, but often makes the critical difference in your care. GOALS OF PAIN THERAPY Your pain management team will work with you to map out a treatment plan tailored to your specific needs. Successful pain management aims to: 1. Lessen the pain 2. Improve functioning 3. Enhance your quality of life These are considered the hallmarks of pain management and "best practices." In some cases, pain is best managed using a combination of treatments. This is referred to as a "multi-modality" approach. For example, your healthcare provider may prescribe a medication along with activities to reduce stress (e.g., yoga, deep-breathing exercises). To improve daily functioning, specific therapies may be suggested to increase muscle strength and flexibility, enhance sleep and reduce fatigue, and assist you in performing usual activities and work related tasks. Over 150 conditions have neuropathy as a symptom. Wach this video to understand how people can be affected by nerve pain. Chronic pain is pain that has lasted for a long time. In medicine, the distinction between acute and chronic pain has traditionally been determined by an arbitrary interval of time since onset; the two most commonly used markers being 3 months and 6 months since onset,though some theorists and researchers have placed the transition from acute to chronic pain at 12 months.Others apply acute to pain that lasts less than 30 days, chronic to pain of more than six months duration, and subacute to pain that lasts from one to six