Multimodal Approach to Chronic Pain Management

Chronic pain is a particularly difficult problem to diagnose and treat. The typical definition of chronic pain is straightforward, but the actual identification of the underlying problem and treatment of that problem can be very pervasive and complex. Historically, conventional approaches to treatment have been one dimensional. Pharmaceutical treatments, interventional therapies, or a combination of both have been the most common approaches by those practicing allopathic medicine. However, studies in recent years have demonstrated that a multimodal and multidisciplinary approach to chronic pain management is far superior.