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Optimal Pain Management 

Medical Conditions

Chronic pain in general

Low-back pain

Osteoarthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis

Headache

Neck pain

Fibromyalgia

Irritable bowel syndrome

Neuropathic pain

Operative (Surgical) Pain

Other Conditions

 

 

Chronic pain in general
Overview 

Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common chronic diseases, with an estimated overall prevalence in the general adult population of 11% and 24% for hip and knee OA, respectively OA is age related, with manifestations often not occurring until middle age. In elderly people, OA is the most common cause of disability, including pain and limitations of activities and participation.2 As life expectancy is increasing the number of people living for prolonged periods with severe OA is expected to grow.

 

EULAR recommendations for the health professional’s approach to pain management in inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis

 

Guided by expert opinion and partly underpinned by a considerable number of systematic reviews and meta-analyses, an expert group developed and launched the first set of recommendations that enable health professionals to provide knowledgeable and evidence-based pain-management support for people with IA and OA.   Pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rheumatoid arthritis

 

Headache

 

Neck pain

 

Fibromyalgia

 

 

 

 

 

Irritable bowel syndrome

 

 

 

 

Neuropathic pain

 

 

 

 

Operative (Surgical) Pain

 

 

 

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