Some professionals or institutions are also overly concerned about the possibility of addiction, and diverted by their wariness of controlled substances. The good news, however, is that today there are several powerful tools available to offer relief to patients, whether their pain stems from their disease, surgery or treatment and rehabilitation regimen. These units treat patients suffering from acute and chronic pain problems, including a wide variety of conditions such as back pain, sciatica, spinal stenosis, herniated discs, shingles, post-herpetic neuralgia and reflex sympathetic dystrophy. PMU's specialize in cancer pain management as well as spasticity of spinal origin. Treatment plans are carefully tailored to the individual needs of each patient, with the overall goal to facilitate reduction of pain, educate the patient and improve function and quality of life.
Treatments range from injections and invasive procedures to medications and physical therapy.
The units operate as an outpatient service, and offer inpatient consultations as needed. This care guide has been designed to help patients and their families better understand neurological disorders, rehabilitation and treatment options. It is not to be used in place of advice and treatment from a qualified medical professional. Us Copyright 1999 Sentara Healthcare. All Rights Reserved.