Pain Management and Treatment: Primary Healthcare's Role

ABSTRACT

Pain is invariably present in most of the primary care medical requests. The general practitioner plays a key role in its adequate diagnosis and managing. Chronic pain is especially common between the elderly, who require a careful pharmacological prescription. Non-pharmacological therapies have few adverse effects and can be used alone or in combination with pharmacological therapies. Since effective pain control is a duty of health professionals and a human right for patients, it is of the utmost importance that we make this institutional investment in order to make this a reality.