Pain and its treatment

Pain science (Algology) is a branch of science that has become increasingly widespread in recent years and deals with the treatment of patients with chronic pain. The fact that chronic pain creates multifaceted changes in the life of the patient makes it necessary for various branches of medicine to work together.

The most effective treatment in pain treatment is achieved through treatment protocols created jointly by various departments. These protocols are created and patients can be followed by the relevant doctors.

Patients who come for pain treatment are accepted by specialist doctors, their complaints are listened and an extensive history of pain (anamnesis) is taken. After a detailed examination, the necessary laboratory and radiological examinations are made and the diagnosis is made. If necessary, the situation is evaluated together with the specialists of physical therapy and rehabilitation, orthopedics, neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry and other relevant departments.

Pain that can be treated in Pain Management

– Headaches
– Facial pains – neuralgias
– Neck pains
– Shoulder – arm pains
– Back pains
– Back – leg pains
– Pain due to vascular occlusion
– Cancer pains
– Pain of unknown origin

Pain Treatment methods

A wide variety of treatment options can be used in pain control. Because pain is a personal experience, not every treatment is suitable for every patient. The most suitable treatment method for you in the treatment of pain is determined after a comprehensive examination.

Medication

Painkillers (analgesics) are drugs used to prevent pain. The drug used in the treatment may be a general pain reliever, or it may be a different drug used only for specific types of pain.

Electrical stimuli (stimulations)

Pain in certain areas can be relieved by electrical stimuli. For this, stimulation devices that are effective with application on the skin and some advanced devices that are applied directly on the nervous system are used.

Trigger point injection

It is applied for head, waist and leg pains caused by pain trigger points in the muscles.

Epidural/foraminal steroid injection

In lumbar hernia, in cases where the hernia causes pain by causing pressure on the nerves, it is the injection of steroid-type drugs from the related spine level to the exit region of the nerve.

Epidural lysis

It is a method of administering special drugs for 2 or 3 days through a very thin special catheter, in patients whose pain does not go away or increases after lumbar hernia operations.

Neurolytic blocks

It is a method of desensitizing nerves with special drugs in cancer-related pain and neuralgia.

Sympathetic blocks

It is the long-term desensitization of the nerves that cause pain in back-leg pain due to vascular occlusion, hand-foot sweats, pain due to diabetes, with special drugs.

Radiofrequency thermocoagulation

It is a method of desensitizing the nerves that transmit pain by means of a special device.

Morphine pumps

In cases where cancer and non-cancer pain cannot be controlled by other methods, it is a method of long-term pain relief by administering medication through a catheter connected to a special pump placed under the skin.

Advanced interventional methods

In recent years, methods such as nucleoplasty and vertebroplasty have also been applied in the treatment of back and low back pain.

Psychological treatment and support

Pain; It is used to facilitate coping with the negative effects of activities on social life and relationships.
You should seek pain treatment for pain that does not go away with simple painkillers, lasts longer than expected, or when directed by your doctor.