Pain management nonpharmacologic

Educate patients and caregivers about effective pain management, dealing with chronic pain, and the use of nonpharmacologic measures. 

A pain management treatment plan describes pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments for managing chronic pain. The patient is asked to track pain using a pain diary. A pain diary is kept by patients who are in chronic pain to help develop a pain management treatment plan. The patient enters into the diary ... 

A pain management treatment plan describes pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments for managing chronic pain. 

Leeman L, Fontaine R King V, et al. The nature and management of labor pain 1. Nonpharmacologic pain relief. Am Fam Rhys 2003 68 1109-1112. 

Name three nonpharmacological ways to manage pain. 

Three nonpharmacological ways to manage pain are massage, imagery, and music. 

Effective management of pain and other symptoms associated with life-threatening disease is usually attainable with the proper combination of pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions. Pharmacists can, and should, play an important role in ensuring that their patients receive this care when it is needed. 

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