Pain 114

Course overview

Hour 1 *Define interventional pain management and how it can be applied to help solve acute and chronic pain. *Outline and critique different pain theories. *Outline the Biopsychosocial model of chronic pain and explain why this model is the most comprehensive for acute and chronic pain management. *Summarize how to integrate interventional pain management with conservative care for acute and chronic pain. Hour 2: *Describe common interventional pain management procedures and how to integrate them into a comprehensive plan of care. *List the most utilized injections and when they are considered. *Identify when a spinal cord stimulator may be considered and how it can aid conservative management. *Explain the use of endoscopic procedures and when they may be utilized to treat acute and chronic pain.