Pain Therapy

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Pain Therapy Definition

(i) the systematic study of clinical and basic science and its application for the reduction of pain and suffering; (ii) the blending of tools, techniques and principles taken from the discrete healing art disciplines and reformulated as a holistic application for the reduction of pain and suffering; and (iii) a newly emerging discipline emphasizing an interdisciplinary approach with a goal of reduction of pain and suffering. (AAPM)

Pain Therapy Synonyms

Pain Therapy, Analgesia, Pain Control, Pain Management, Pain, Pain Management

Terms in Pain Therapy category

Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia
Low Emission Laser Therapy
Therapeutic Cold
Therapeutic Heat