Argentina
Research Article
International Quality Standards Greatly Enhance Effectiveness of Spinal
Interdisciplinary Chronic Pain Program
Author(s): Fernando Salvat, Marcela Parada, Sol Cavanagh and Honorio PueyrredonFernando Salvat, Marcela Parada, Sol Cavanagh and Honorio Pueyrredon
Introduction: Chronic pain is an important and costly health problem worldwide. Unfortunately, most traditional medical treatments for chronic pain focus exclusively on reducing or managing pain sensations. If left untreated, pain can lead to serious emotional and physical complaints such as depression, sleeping disorders, immune suppression, eating disorders, cognitive impairments and other long-term deleterious effects. The aim of this study is to describe outcomes observed in a patients suffering from chronic pain, treated at the FLENI interdisciplinary outpatient pain rehabilitation program (IOPRP) during an eight-year period, while working under international standards. Methods: We report results of an interdisciplinary, 16-session chronic pain treatment program, in 1176 patients followed as outpatients at our clinic, between January 2006 and December 2014. A battery of self-repo.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2573-0312.1000135
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