Pain Management Program - Services

Medical Treatments

Medical management of chronic pain can include the use of medications as well as injections. Our pain clinic physicians, nurses and pharmacist can help guide what options may be best for you. Medications and injections should not be used as the only treatment option for your pain. The best approach to receiving benefit from them is to use the pain relief they can provide to help you engage in other therapies such as exercise or counselling, combining the treatments in multidisciplinary approach. View our approach to treating chronic pain.

Medications and injections also have important limitations that the team can address with you. A realistic expectation for their benefit is a drop in your pain intensity by 20 per cent to 30 per cent. In fact, these options may not always be what is recommended, and the pain clinic team may even suggest that they are reduced or stopped if you are already receiving them. In some cases, stopping certain medical therapies may result in an improvement in your quality of life by reducing side effects of medications or injections that are not helpful. 

Our team will give careful consideration and advice regarding the appropriate medical treatment options with your input.