Various pain clinics use different approaches and techniques, but they all share the same goal: to reduce their patients’ pain and improve their quality of life. One of the main focuses of a pain clinic is to provide easy access to pain relief for patients so that they can be as productive as possible while they are recovering. They emphasize the importance of long-term pain relief and help manage chronic pain in a way that improves a patient’s quality of life while minimizing the side effects of medication or other procedures. Regardless of the clinic or its location, the goal of a pain clinic always comes back to improving patients’ quality of life; common modalities used include: • Physiotherapy • Psychotherapy • Injections (joint, trigger point, etc.) • Alternative therapies • Biofeedback • Acupuncture • Massage • Meditation and mindfulness