Pain Management Services
Through Pain Management Services, our aim is to support people to manage acute pain (short-term pain often resulting from surgery or trauma), and chronic pain (pain conditions lasting more than six months that are caused by any number of factors or events). We are a team of specialized health professionals who offer advice, treatments and consultations, and are active in patient care, research and education.
For acute pain, the goal is to achieve as much pain relief as possible, allowing patients to recover and regain normal function more quickly. With chronic pain, treatments aim to reduce the pain where possible and provide additional strategies that support people to live with the pain and pursue a healthy lifestyle.
Services offered
Pain Management Services offer a range of services to help people manage acute and chronic pain. Through discussions with patients, members of the pain management team will help determine the most effective pain management plan. (Read more...)
Patient Information and Resources
The pain management team supports adults of all ages to manage acute and chronic pain. One of the most powerful tools for patients and their families is information. Here you will find information on a variety of topics relating to pain and helpful resources. (Read more...)
Education Opportunities
There are a number of educational opportunities available through Pain Management Services for medical students, residents, physicians and other healthcare professionals. (Read more...)
Physician Information
Information and resources for physicians at Capital Health and across Nova Scotia. (Read more...)
Pain Management Services Team
The Pain Management Services team includes health professionals from many disciplines, all of whom are committed to supporting people to manage acute and chronic pain. (Read more...)
Children and Pain
Pain Management Services focuses on adult care. For information about children and pain, please refer to Pediatric Anesthesia and the Pediatric Pain Service.
