Pain Management!

[kinav]

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I know you can do pain management through a few specialties, such as Neuro, Anesthsia, and PMNR.
Can anyone explain which manages pain, please, in a hospital or even as a private practitioner?
Or do each approach it differently?

Thanks

 

[neurologist]

Can anyone explain which manages pain, please, in a hospital or even as a private practitioner?

Thanks

Anyone but me, hopefully . . . 😀

Seriously, any of these services can do it, technically. Most hospital pain services tend to be heavily weighted toward anesthesia, particularly for interventional procedures, but can include neuro or PMR.

In private practice, again, any of these specialties can provide pain management services. Specialized "pain clinics" often tend to be highly intervention-based and anesthesia-oriented. However, neurologists and PMR physician can do pain fellowships.

 

[EddieMD]

"pain clinics" often tend to be highly intervention-based and anesthesia-oriented. However, neurologists and PMR physician can do pain fellowships.

So does that mean neurologists, PMRs, Psychiatrists, and Anesthesiologists at these clinics do the exact same procedures and management schedules when it comes to pain?? In other words, all of these specialties are now EQUAL pain docs upon completion of a fellowship?

 

[GQPMR]

So does that mean neurologists, PMRs, Psychiatrists, and Anesthesiologists at these clinics do the exact same procedures and management schedules when it comes to pain?? In other words, all of these specialties are now EQUAL pain docs upon completion of a fellowship?

Technically you are correct. All specialties can and should be considered equal if they complete an accreditted pain fellowship. Now in the real world, as someone mentioned earlier, pain is dominated by anesthesiology and there may be a bias against those who just got into the game. PM&R is probably the next largest group after Anesthesia in pain right now. Neuro is starting to gain more momentum in pain as fellowships start to accept more neuro candidates. Psych is just finally getting into the field, so only time will tell...

 

[rockypain]

Hi Friends;
Does anyone knows about Pain fellowship at case western university, Ohio. I have an interview there and want to know have an idea about the program and the interview process. Thanks