What methods do doctors use for treating chronic pain?

What methods do doctors use for treating chronic pain?

Marc Darrow (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Joint Rehabilitation Sports Medical Center, Inc. ) gives expert video advice on: How does chronic pain affect a person psychologically?; Are analgesics effective for managing chronic pain? and more...

The best way to treat chronic pain is to do a very good assessment. Find out where the pain is coming from, find out the pain generator and do a very good history. By finding out all the answers to your questions, this will help you figure out where the pain is coming from, how long it's been there and other such issues as what causes more pain and what alleviates the pain. This helps a doctor decide what tools in their arsenal are best to help heal the pain.