Rheumatologists and Pain

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Are rheumatologists beginning to be trained in pain management?

It would seem sensible for rheumatologists to receive this training since they have so many chronic arthritic patients.

 

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[IVIG]

Other than taking a couple of pain management electives during your fellowship, I haven't come across any rheumatology fellows who are being trained in pain.
I send all my chronic pain patients to a pain management specialist. I honestly don't come across too many chronic pain patients in my practice. Most have a good reason for pain and I usually find it and fix it. The few chronic pain patients I have are usually chronic osteoarthritis patients.