Pain Management
Pain is not weakness: rethinking how we treat acute pain
Undertreated pain has measurable consequences — on recovery, on mental health, on outcomes. A short argument for taking it seriously.
Dr. Priyamvada Goel6 min read
The notion that bearing pain is a virtue is one of the most stubborn ideas in medicine — and one of the most harmful. Acute pain that is poorly controlled prolongs hospital stay, delays mobilisation, and increases the risk of chronic pain syndromes.
Modern multimodal analgesia is precise: regional blocks, non-opioid medications, careful opioid stewardship, and patient-controlled approaches when appropriate.
Treating pain well is not generosity — it is good medicine.