Pain

Current Care Summary
Working group appointed by the Finnish Medical Society Duodecim, the Finnish Society of Anaesthesiologists and the Finnish Association for General Practice
29.2.2016

Current Care Guideline «Kipu»1 and Summary in Finnish «Kipu»2

Management of patients suffering from chronic pain is based on long-term therapeutic relationship. The main objectives of the treatment are pain relief, restoration of function and improvement of quality of life. Interventions for treatment and rehabilitation need to be planned in agreement with the patient. Non-pharmaceutical interventions form the basics of the treatment. If medication is needed, it should be tailored to meet the individual needs of the patient according to the etiology and intensity of pain, comorbidities and psychosocial situation.

Pekka Mäntyselkä (Chair)

Maija Haanpää

Nora Hagelberg

Arja Helin-Salmivaara

Hannu Kokki

Jorma Komulainen

Timo Pohjolainen

Kalle Saikkonen

Sanna Salanterä