[Pain rehabilitation starts with a pain analysis]

Pain rehabilitation is a process starting with a pain analysis to find an adequate pain diagnosis, a classification based on pain mechanisms and a mapping of the psychological and social situation of the patient. These factors are the basis for the treatment plan. Monodisciplinary treatments such as pharmacological treatments, physiotherapy, or psychological therapy, should be tested first if judged to improve the overall situation in a permanent manner. Patients with a complex situation can be subject to pain rehabilitation (interdisciplinary multimodal pain rehabilitation, IMMPR). IMMPR involves a coordinated effort of healthcare professionals with expertise in pain management aiming to reduce psychological distress, increase work ability and return to normal social activities and improve general health and life quality. Follow-up of patients undergoing IMMPR is routinely done by means of the Swedish Quality Registry for Pain Rehabilitation (SQRP), including rehabilitation in Primary Care and at specialized pain units.