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Article: Integrative Orthopedics and Pain Management part 1.(Scars)
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- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
- Article date:
- November 1, 2003
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Scar Dysfunction: Mechanisms, Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies
This article is part 1 of a two-part series on an integrative approach to Pain Management Including Internal Organ and Orthopedic Problems. In the second article of the series I will discuss mechanisms of chronic pain and other variables which need to be considered in the diagnosis and treatment of any painful musculoskeletal condition.
It is important to take an integrative/holistic approach to the diagnosis and management of Orthopedic and pain problems. It is not enough to take a few minutes with a patient and simply label a condition as a tendonitis, arthritis, Fibromyalgia or overuse ...