Having given a short overview of the magnitude of chronic pain in our country, in my next column I will discuss certain regions and provinces in Canada that have established coordinated and integrated care for chronic pain, a care that includes prevention, wellness programs and self management approaches (even before pain hits) and smooth transition of the chronic pain sufferer all the way through from the family doctor’s office to the other end of the spectrum, in organized interdisciplinary pain programs if needed.

Read one of Doctor Mailis-Gagnon’s previous columns

A primer on Neuropathic Pain Read more

Neuropathic Pain treatments Read more

Neuropathic pain treatments: Medicines other than conventional drugs Read more

Invasive treatments for neuropathic pain Read more

Neuropathic pain: Physical and psychological treatments Read more

Invasive treatments for neuropathic pain Read more

Dr Mailis-Gagnon Answers your questions on Neuropathic Pain Read more

You can also obtain also a lot of information on neuropathic pain at www.actionontario.ca

Keywords: pain