Basics of pain management Gautam Das; Editors R. Gurummorthi, Rammurthy, Samarjit Dey

Pain is accepted as the fifth vital sign in many countries like the USA after pulse,Chronic pain in general population is more prevalent than diabetes and hypertension. If pain is not treated properly, it may lead to depression, anxiety, mood disorder, suicidal tendencies and flaring of diabetes, hypertension, etc. It affects the quality of life and complicates the personal as well as social life.There is a special need to create awareness about pain not only among the general population but also among the physicians of all specialties to help the victims and give them a pain-free quality life.This book aims to create awareness about the basic knowledge of pain management not only among the pain physicians but also among the physicians of each and every other specialty.