Role of rehabilitation medicine in the management of pain in older adults

Hyon Schneider; Adrian Cristian

doi:10.1016/j.cger.2007.12.003

Role of rehabilitation medicine in the management of pain in older adults

Clin Geriatr Med. 2008 May;24(2):313-34, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2007.12.003.

Authors

Hyon Schneider¹, Adrian Cristian

Affiliation

¹ Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1425 Madison Avenue, Box 1240, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA.

PMID: 18387458
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2007.12.003

Abstract

Pain management may play an important role in contributing to optimal quality of life in the elderly population. Pain lowers overall quality of life in part by decreasing function and by amplifying the psychologicic stress of aging. A comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to pain management, with preservation and restoration of function in older adults, is the cornerstone of an effective pain management program.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Humans
Injections
Pain / classification
Pain Management*
Rehabilitation / methods*