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Pain is the most common symptom that brings a patient to the hospital.Pain also interferes with the quality of life, ability to work, and perform simple activities like going for a walk, exercising, sleeping comfortably,etc. Many busy homemakers, executives and elderly patients neglect their health and continue bearing pain till it becomes chronic and severe.
Common Pains:
Backache, Neck Pain, Knee Pain, and Muscular Aches and Pains
Chronic Pain Effects:
Chronic pain affects the personal and professional life of the patient making the patient irritable, sad or depressed. The patient may take expensive painkillers continuously without medical guidance and experience side effects like acidity and other reactions.In addition,the patient may not be able to do exercises,and have gradual weight gain, and a rise in blood pressure and diabetes, etc.Thus,pain is a ‘Disease’ that affects both the patient and the family.
Solution:
Chronic pain must be treated as early as possible with a combination of medicines, pain blocks, rehabilitation, lifestyle modification, and counselling and education to prevent further worsening.
Pain Block:
If you have been referred for a Pain Block,it means you will be treated by an injection around the specific nerve responsible for your pain. Further, we have options of advanced pain blocks like Radiofrequency Ablation, Nucleoplasty, Spinal Cord Stimulators, Intrathecal Pumps, etc., which may be done for specialised pain conditions like Post Back Surgery Syndrome Pain, Trigeminal Neuralgia and Advanced Cancer Pain.
Benefits:
Life limiting illnesses, such as Cancer, have a great impact on the patient and the relatives. Palliative care is based on the philosophy that every patient deserves dignity, comfort and care, no matter what is the stage of the illness. Palliative care services at Kokilaben Hospital offer symptom relief in addition to education and training of patients and their caregivers. Patients with advanced ‘last stage’ diseases can be kept pain-free with medicines or ‘pain blocks’, and high quality nursing and sychological care looks after their comfort.Such patients can spend their final moments with loved ones with dignity,comfort and avoid unnecessary suffering.
Our Team:
Dr. Mahesh Menon – Consultant – Pain Management & Palliative Care, Tel.: +91-22-30970189; mahesh.menon@relianceada.com
Dr. Navita Purohit – Consultant – Pain Management & Palliative Care, navita.purohit@relianceada.com