Rehabilitation management of chronic pain syndromes

• Published in: Nurse practitioner forum Vol. 6; no. 3; p. 139
• Main Authors: Reinking, J, Tempkin, A, Tempkin, T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.1995
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living; Chronic Disease; Humans; Pain - psychology; Pain - rehabilitation; Patient Care Team; Quality of Life; Syndrome

Chronic pain is an often misdiagnosed and poorly understood problem. Pain complaints are the most frequently reported symptom to physicians and nurse practitioners. Unremitting pain can have an adverse effect physically, psychologically, and socially. When chronic pain is not relieved, anger, frustr...