1997 Sloan Place, Suite 23, Saint Paul, MN 55117
651-800-4909
info@uspainandrehabcenter.com
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The majority of trauma victims experience pain. Acute pain can impact respiratory function, increase metabolic demand, impair wound healing, suppress immunity, and reduce mobility. Inadequate acute pain management after trauma delays return to work, lowers quality of life, and increases post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) risk. Poorly managed acute pain also increases the risk of chronic pain development. Nearly two-thirds of patients report at least moderate pain 12 months after injury, and three-in-four report pain interference with activities of daily living, such as social engagement, work, and cognitive and emotional function. Pain is associated with decreased self-efficacy and increased risk of depression. This effect may be more pronounced after trauma, because traumatic events cause distress that can exacerbate pain, triggering a trauma-pain-distress feedback loop. For all patients, the goal of pain management is a tolerable pain level that allows the patient to function.
