Living well with chronic pain: The role of pain-management programmes

-Chronic pain conditions may not be adequately managed by medications alone-Chronic pain states are driven by well understood neurophysiological mechanisms and are not ‘psychosomatic’-Patient behaviours and coping styles will determine functioning and quality of life, more significantly than pain intensity-Pain Management Programmes (PMPs) help individuals to focus on functioning and quality of life through self-management, and to broaden the agenda away from pain control alone. -Multidisciplinary input is essential; doctors can help by effective preparation of the patient and timely referral, and by avoiding re-medicalisatio