Pain Symptoms
Every day throughout the state of Illinois, hundreds of patients complain to their primary care physicians about painful conditions. While doctors do what they can to relieve their patients’ suffering, in many cases, non-acute pain (pain lasting longer than two weeks) sometimes perplexes one's treating physicians.
An evolving approach to managing non-acute pain that is being met with increasing success across the country begins with recognition of a fundamental truth: non-acute pain is frequently best treated through precise diagnosis as well as using pain management models of care.
In the practice of modern pain medicine, non-acute pain is sometimes being viewed as a disease in and of itself, similar to diabetes and cardiovascular disease, where an ultimate “cure” is not the goal of the treatment strategy.
This approach to pain management has evolved based on the increasing need, consistent with other medical specialties, to effectively and efficiently diagnose and treat pain symptoms over a “continuum of care” in order maximize the functionality and quality of life for patients.
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Improving lives through precise diagnosis, treatment, and compassionate care. The Illinois Pain Institute (IPI) is a six-time winner of Castle Connolly’s Top Pain Doctor Award and Chicagoland’s leading and longest established, multi-site Interventional pain management practice.
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