Malhotra Naveen, Joshi Muralidhar, Gehdoo R P, Usmani Hammad, Sharma Gaurav
Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Management Centre, Pt BDS PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Virinchi Hospitals, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Indian J Anaesth. 2021 Jan;65(1):73-78. doi: 10.4103/ija.IJA_1598_20. Epub 2021 Jan 20.
Pain is one of the most common causes of seeking medical care. In the day to day clinical practice, incidence of pain of some origin is next only to common cold. The average life span of an Indian has also increased and this population is vulnerable to chronic and cancer pain. Anaesthesiologists are well-versed with the art and science of treating pain and their role as pain physician is a natural extension of the professional work. 'Pain Medicine' is growing as a speciality. Last two decades have seen an explosive growth in the scientific study of pain and anaesthesiologists taking up pain medicine as a career. Postgraduate students can certainly adopt this super speciality. This article highlights the merits and depicts various aspects of 'pain medicine' as a career.
疼痛是寻求医疗护理的最常见原因之一。在日常临床实践中,某些病因引起的疼痛发生率仅次于普通感冒。印度人的平均寿命也有所增加,这一人群易患慢性疼痛和癌痛。麻醉医生精通疼痛治疗的艺术和科学,他们作为疼痛科医生的角色是其专业工作的自然延伸。“疼痛医学”正在发展成为一门专科。在过去的二十年里,疼痛的科学研究呈爆发式增长,麻醉医生将疼痛医学作为一项职业。研究生当然可以选择这一超级专科。本文强调了“疼痛医学”作为一项职业的优点,并描述了其各个方面。