Vasudevan S V, Lynch N T
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St Joseph's Hospital, Milwaukee, WI 53210.
West J Med. 1991 May;154(5):532-5.
Pain treatment centers have evolved at a rapid rate, but they differ in their complexity and services provided. Patients, as well as primary care physicians, have difficulty in identifying the appropriate center for a specific problem. Guidelines for pain centers have recently been proposed by the International Association for the Study of Pain, along with an attempt at their accreditation. Outcome studies from pain centers have proliferated, with a wide range of treatment programs being reported. Comprehensive multidisciplinary pain centers using the rehabilitation medicine approach are effective in decreasing disability and increasing the productivity of patients with chronic, disabling pain.
疼痛治疗中心发展迅速，但它们在复杂程度和提供的服务方面存在差异。患者以及初级保健医生在为特定问题确定合适的治疗中心时都有困难。国际疼痛研究协会最近提出了疼痛中心指南，并尝试对其进行认证。来自疼痛中心的疗效研究大量涌现，报告了各种各样的治疗方案。采用康复医学方法的综合多学科疼痛中心在减少慢性致残性疼痛患者的残疾和提高其生产力方面是有效的。
