Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
pain management
pain man·age·ment
Subclass of:
Therapeutic procedure;
Disease Management
Definitions related to pain management:
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(analgesia) Absence of sensibility to pain; relief of pain without the loss of consciousness.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(pain therapy) (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)NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A form of therapy that employs a coordinated and interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of life of those experiencing pain.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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