pain specialist
Treats chronic discomfort
A pain specialist is a physician who focuses on diagnosing and treating chronic pain conditions.
The specialty draws from anesthesiology, neurology, and rehabilitation medicine, using techniques ranging from medication management to nerve blocks and spinal injections: After years of back problems, she finally saw a pain specialist.
Also called a pain management specialist.
- anesthesiologistDoctor administering surgical sedation
- neurologistPhysician specializing in nervous system
- chronicPersisting over time
- opioidMorphine-class analgesic
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
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- doctorsdoctor, doctors, physician, physicians, MD
- Medical Staffdoctor, nurse practitioner, physician, surgeon, intern
- specialistsanalyst, consultant, technician, cardiologist, dermatologist
- therapiststherapist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist, psychiatrist
- brain expertsneurologist, neuroscientist, neurosurgeon, brain surgeon, neurobiologist
- elder caresenior care, aged care, elderly care, gerontologist, geriatrician
pain specialistsurgeon
Physician who operates
orthopedic surgeon · neurosurgeon · trauma surgeon · general surgeon · emergency physician
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