There are many causes of pain. It can come from accidents, work injuries, medical problems, burns and other sources. When it strikes it can be mild, moderate or severe, depending on the injury and the length of time it has been present. The good news is that most pains go away by themselves over a short period of time. But, if they persist over three months, you need to seek help.
Pain management is the newest specialty to deal with chronic pains.
Although doctors have been treating pain for years, pain management specialists have gone further in their understanding and treatment of chronic pain. When your regular doctor can not resolve your pains, you should go to, or be referred to, a pain management specialist. The specialty of pain management deals with the diagnosis and treatment of pain. Just as you wouldn't go to a foot doctor for heart surgery, you should seek the most trained specialist to treat your pain. The more we learn about your pain, the better we are at treating it.