TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chronic Pain, Disability, and Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation A1 - Clark, Michael R. A2 - Bajwa, Zahid H. A2 - Wootton, R. Joshua A2 - Warfield, Carol A. PY - 2016 T2 - Principles and Practice of Pain Medicine, 3e AB - Patients with chronic pain suffer dramatic reductions in physical, psychological, and social well-being with health-related quality of life rated lower than those with almost all other medical conditions.1 Evidence-based practice guidelines emphasize interdisciplinary rehabilitation, integrated treatment, and patient selection criteria.2 Interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation programs provide the full range of treatments for the most difficult pain syndromes within a framework of collaborative ongoing communication among team members, the patient, and other interested parties.3 Unfortunately, there is considerable variability in the type of practitioners and scope of practice of “multidisciplinary” pain clinics.4 A recent survey in North Carolina found that only 7% met the criteria of having a medical physician, registered nurse, physical therapist, and mental health specialist.5 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1131932239 ER -