And if you're hurting from other causes.... (new advances in acute pain management)

Medical Update | December 1, 1992 | Copyright

Recent studies have shown what many patients have known for years--that many physicians have a tendency to medicate patients in acute pain. The usual reason, of course, is that the doctor does not want the patient to become dependent upon strong drugs for pain relief--or, worse, to become addicted. Instead of viewing pain as an entity of its own that requires careful evaluation of cause and treatment, the tendency has been to "play it safe" by giving as little painkiller as possible, hoping that it will soon go away.

Fortunately, this attitude is rapidly changing. ...

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