Pain Clinic (Algology)
Last Update Date: 5/30/2024 11:15:45 AM
Algology is a medical specialty that studies and treats pain. The pain clinic uses various diagnostic methods to determine the cause of pain. These methods include physical examination, imaging tests, laboratory tests and pain measurement methods.
What is a Pain Clinic (Algology)?
Pain is a symptom that can occur as a result of various diseases, traumas or surgical interventions. Algologists are medical professionals who assess the causes of pain and specialize in the management and treatment of pain. This specialty includes a variety of methods to understand, assess and treat patients' pain using a multidisciplinary approach. Algology can be practiced by anesthesiologists with expertise in pain management or doctors from other related medical specialties.
Which Diseases Does the Pain Clinic (Algology) Treat?
- Low back-leg pain due to herniated disc and neck-arm pain due to cervical disc hernia
- Neck and back pain due to fibromyalgia
- Migraine and tension-type headaches
- Pain due to shingles
- Cancer pains
- Pain due to spinal cord injury, Pain due to nerve root compression due to postoperative adhesions (fibrosis) in the lumbar or neck region
- Phantom pain resulting from amputation of an arm or leg
- Peripheral neuropathy pain caused by causes such as diabetes
- Pain due to peripheral vascular diseases caused by circulatory failure
Liv Hospital Pain Clinic
At Liv Hospital Pain Clinic, patients presenting with pain complaints are examined in detailed, their diagnosis and treatment are carried out with a multidisciplinary approach together with other relevant departments. The patient is informed about the cause of the pain and the treatment plan is tailored to the patient's needs, conditions and preferences. Liv Hospital Pain Clinic aims to take the pain under control and to ensure that the patient can live their life in the best way possible. With the treatments applied by the clinic, patients can continue their normal lives without compromising their quality of life.
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