RT Book, Section
A1 Remde, Alan
A2 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Smith, Mindy A.
A2 Mayeaux, Jr., E.J.
A2 Chumley, Heidi S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1164359087
T1 Chronic Pain
T2 The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259862045
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164359087
RD 2024/04/23
AB This  appendix  focuses  on  one  of  the  most  common  scenarios  in  primary  care—chronic  non-cancer  pain  that  does  not  have  an  easily  identifiable  physical  source,  and  therefore  is  difficult  to  "fix"  with  simple  interventions.  Of  course,  as  needed,  arrange  treatment  for  any  clearly  identifiable  source  that  is  not  resolving  with  conservative  measures.  Examples  of  these  include  interventional  treatments  of  severe  persistent  back  pain  due  to  verified  disc  herniation  with  clinically  consistent  exam  findings,  documented  nerve  impingements  amenable  to  surgical  release,  or  severe  joint  disease  amenable  to  surgical  repair  or  joint  replacement.