title: The assessment and treatment of wound pain.
abstract: This article is the third in a series on wound management. Poor pain management leads to distress and can impede the healing process. This article describes the different types of pain and the psychological aspects of pain that should be taken into account when deciding on a wound-management strategy. It discusses assessment tools, along with pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for pain management.
authors.forename: Annemarie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D006113:United Kingdom; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology