The Impact of Enrollment in a Specialized Interdisciplinary Neuropathic Pain Clinic

Alex Garven; Shauna Brady; Susan Wood; Melinda Hatfield; Jennifer Bestard; Lawrence Korngut; Cory Toth

doi:10.1155/2011/518710

Pain Research and Management (Jan 2011)

The Impact of Enrollment in a Specialized Interdisciplinary Neuropathic Pain Clinic

Alex Garven,
Shauna Brady,
Susan Wood,
Melinda Hatfield,
Jennifer Bestard,
Lawrence Korngut,
Cory Toth

Affiliations

Alex Garven: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Shauna Brady: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Susan Wood: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Melinda Hatfield: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jennifer Bestard: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Lawrence Korngut: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Cory Toth: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/518710
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 3
pp. 159 – 168

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Chronic pain clinics have been created because of the increasing recognition of chronic pain as a very common, debilitating condition that requires specialized care. Neuropathic pain (NeP) is a multifaceted, specialized form of chronic pain that often requires input from multiple disciplines for assessment and management.

Published in Pain Research and Management

ISSN: 1203-6765 (Print); 1918-1523 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7040

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