[The Rehabilitation in Pain Clinic]

Rehabilitation is becoming an important field of care at pain clinics designed to alleviate pain. Exercise and physical therapies are widely used in rehabilitation, and exercise therapy in particular is considered a treatment that should be actively incorporated. Intervention must continue to be provided after ascertaining whether exercise therapy is within the scope of pain clinicians themselves, or whether it should be offered in collaboration with physical therapists. This can be achieved by deepening knowledge of exercise therapy and investigating how it should be offered depending on the disease. Focus should be placed on abnormal posture and exercise, as well as secondary pain. Visualizing movement and building up associated sensorimotor experiences are also considered important. To achieve this, cooperation between physiatrists and physical therapists, they must deepen and exchange understanding and knowledge with each other.