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Pain Management Center

Pain Management Center

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Chronic pain is a multifaceted and complex syndrome that adversely affects a person's physical, emotional, socioeconomic, and spiritual well-being. It can disrupt human relationships, creativity, productivity and impact the quality of life.

At the University of Maryland Pain Management Center, we are committed to improving the lives of people with chronic pain. Our assessment, treatment and prevention services focus on enriching the lives of the people we serve. We integrate traditional and complementary medicine into our multidisciplinary team approach. (See Pain Management Center feature story.)

At the University of Maryland Pain Management Center, our objectives include:

Diagnose and treat chronic pain syndromes
Reduce pain and increase comfort
Increase the ability to manage pain and related problems
Increase physical capabilities and activities
Support the return to productive activity
Optimize the appropriate use of medications
Increase coping, self-care and stress management skills
Improve psychosocial adjustments and quality of life

For more information or to make an appointment, call the University of Maryland Pain Management Center at 410-448-6824.

This page was last updated on: July 21, 2009.