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During our most recent patient survey we determined that many people who end up in our waiting room are friends, relatives, volunteers, co-workers, and legal guardians of chronic pain patients.
Many of these people bring a patient to the clinic that requires assistance in order to receive care. In many cases this is due to injuries or conditions that impair the patient’s physical or mental abilities.
If you are a caregiver for a person who has chronic pain, this section of the website is for you. Taking care of a person with chronic pain can be very challenging.
We have put this section together to help you understand how the treatment process works. It is our hope that the website can assist you in explaining the treatment process to the patient.
Taking care of a person with chronic pain presents many challenges. Sometimes all a patient needs is a ride to the clinic. Sometimes they need emotional support. Other patients have much greater needs in terms of support.
The Rothbart Centre For Pain Care salutes all caregivers who assist chronic pain patients in seeking treatment for their chronic pain. We thank you for your dedication to the health and well being of those around you. We hope to provide the level of care and treatment that your loved ones deserve.
Many people you know including friends, co-workers, and family members may have chronic pain.
Chronic headaches lasting more than fifteen days a month for over six months are not uncommon. They occur in about five percent of the population.
Workplace injuries and motor vehicle accidents also are common causes of chronic pain.
Chronic pain is defined as pain that has lasted for more than six months.
We treat many patients who have extreme chronic pain.
We treat patients with pain of the face, head, neck, and back.
Most chronic pain patients are very vocal about their symptoms. It’s usually not so much how to bring up the subject but how to do so in a fresh manner. Many people with chronic pain become so focused on their symptoms that conversations about their condition cover the same ground over and over again. The medical chart below illustrates the thought pattern that many patients with chronic pain fall into.
As you can see it is very easy to get stuck in a downward spiral of negative thoughts. If nerve blocks are a modality of treatment that the patient has not tried yet we are presented with an opportunity to break the negative cycle. Just remember that they will probably be irritable and emotional. This is not just because of the pain. Often they have tried many modalities of treatment before, with little success. Many patients will have “decided” that they will be in pain for the rest of their lives with no hope of recovery. It’s important to give them the mental space they need in order to give this new option a chance.
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