Pain Management
Pain is not weakness: rethinking how we treat acute pain
Undertreated pain has measurable consequences for recovery, mental health, and 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 and harmful ideas in medicine. 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.