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Mixed pain
In m ixed p ain with a significant co m p o nent o f no cicep tive p ain, such as in cancer o r
A I D S , m o rp hine is co m bined with antid ep ressants and antiep ilep tics.
Chronic pain
In co ntrast to acute p ain, m ed ical treatm ent alo ne is no t alway s sufficient in co ntro lling
chro nic p ain. A m ultid iscip linary ap p ro ach includ ing m ed ical treatm ent, p hy sio therap y ,
p sy cho therap y and nursing is o ften necessary to allo w go o d p ain relief and enco urage
p atient self-m anagem ent.
Co-analgesics
T he co m binatio n o f certain d rugs m ay be useful o r even essential in the treatm ent o f
p ain: antisp asm o d ics, m uscle relaxants, anxio ly tics, co rtico stero id s, lo cal anaesthesia,
etc.
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Mixed pain
In m ixed p ain with a significant co m p o nent o f no cicep tive p ain, such as in cancer o r
A I D S , m o rp hine is co m bined with antid ep ressants and antiep ilep tics.
Chronic pain
In co ntrast to acute p ain, m ed ical treatm ent alo ne is no t alway s sufficient in co ntro lling
chro nic p ain. A m ultid iscip linary ap p ro ach includ ing m ed ical treatm ent, p hy sio therap y ,
p sy cho therap y and nursing is o ften necessary to allo w go o d p ain relief and enco urage
p atient self-m anagem ent.
Co-analgesics
T he co m binatio n o f certain d rugs m ay be useful o r even essential in the treatm ent o f
p ain: antisp asm o d ics, m uscle relaxants, anxio ly tics, co rtico stero id s, lo cal anaesthesia,
etc.
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