Abstract
This article reviews the treatment goals and efficacy of comprehensive pain rehabilitation programs for the treatment of chronic headache. Substantial data demonstrate improved outcomes from rehabilitative treatment for chronic noncancer pain. We present a discussion of the most relevant recent publications on pain rehabilitation in chronic headache disorders. This article describes pain patients treated in this setting, and describes the unique applicability of this treatment approach for patients with chronic headache. Particular attention is directed to the rationale for and the results of the withdrawal, in a pain rehabilitation setting, of opioids and simple analgesics, ergots, and triptans that contribute to medication overuse headaches. Additionally, a case example is reviewed that illustrates the structure and function of a pain rehabilitation program in the treatment of a patient with intractable headache.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 94-99 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Current neurology and neuroscience reports |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)
- Clinical Neurology