title: The role of physical medicine and rehabilitation in pain management.
abstract: Physical medicine and rehabilitation frequently use the interdisciplinary team approach to the management of pain in the elderly because this would also address the psychosocial and functional deficits resulting from the pain symptom. The team prescribes a combination of pharmacologic agents, cognitive-behavioral therapies, physical modalities, occupational therapy, and physical therapy in the treatment plan. Management of patients with pain resulting from compression fracture and spinal stenosis is discussed also.
authors.affiliation: West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, California, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Nguyen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010810:Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine / Q000379:methods*