The Psychology Of Pain
The UAE has seen a growing number of patients with chronic pain disorders, back pain, especially in recent years.
Chronic pain is one of the most common reasons for visits to primary health care and affects up to 80 percent of adults at some point in life. The most common causes of chronic pain are musculoskeletal pain, especially back pain, headaches, and neuropathic pain in advanced diabetes.
A recent study by the American Psychological Association have been published, exhibited, when it comes to chronic pain, psychological interventions typically provide more relief than prescription drugs or surgery without the risk of side effects, but are much less common than traditional medical treatments used. A separate study found UAE neuropathic pain is AMajor contribution to chronic low back pain in the Gulf region.
Studies show drugsare traditional doctor-steroidal anti-inflammatory approachesutilisingnon in many scenarios chronic pain insufficient, while antidepressants and anticonvulsants (drugs to prevent seizures) may have a significant impact on many forms of chronic bone and joint pain.
German Center for Neurosciences neurologists DrJuttaMarquardt says: Here in the United Arab Emirates, patients with chronic pain on a daily basis we see.
"Many ofthem inadequately controlled with painkillers such as aspirin or ibuprofen to years.Moreover these drugs can have serious side effects such as gastrointestinal bleeding or even treats the cause of the pain.
After years of suffering and a lot of treatments, these patients are very happy analternative new treatment, find which relieves pain.
Marquardt Says for many patients, as the new approach to the treatment by a neurologist for chronic pain, but they are happy when they find relief.
There are various treatment options that unfortunately usually unknown to most patients, "he says.
ChristinaBurmeister, a counselor in the German Centre for Neuroscience, adds: Every patient with chronic or serious illnesses can benefit from psychotherapy especiallypatients suffer from pain. Cognitive behavioral therapy has been underestimated for a long time, but show as new research results, which are very effective. In some more effective than treatment with fewer side effects cases.
