Treatment

Pain Management

Medical care to reduce pain and improve daily function, using medicines, procedures and other therapies.

Also called: pain control, pain relief, cancer pain

Who Can Help with Pain Management?

Pain Management Doctors
A physician who treats long-term pain, such as back, neck and nerve pain, with medicines, injections and other procedures.
Palliative Care Doctors
A physician who relieves pain and other symptoms of serious illness and supports patients and families with care decisions, including hospice care.
Hospices
A program that provides comfort care and support for people near the end of life and their families, at home or in a facility.
Anesthesiologists
A physician who gives anesthesia and monitors patients during surgery and other procedures.

Cities where practice websites say they offer it.

General information, not medical advice. Ask a provider about pain management and what is right for you.