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Relieving pain is a multi-disciplinary endeavour. Better management of pain is far more than simple administration of an adequate opioid or a nerve block done in a jiffy. It entails regulatory reform, humane care of the sufferer, and importantly championing evidence-based practices. It is clear that we are not consistently meeting the challenge of optimal pain management for a variety of reasons, including lack of knowledge. The Indian Society for Study of Pain’s (ISSP) annual scientific meeting takes place at Mumbai in February 2014. In the previous years the well attended workshops and panel discussions were testament to the high quality discussions carried out in an Indian context. The crew at Traveling Pain School have been an integral part of it in the past. This year too we will be at Mumbai. We caught up briefly with Dr. Kailash Kothari, Organizing Secretary of ISSPCON 2014.

When you are backed up against the pain you no longer have to put up with those pesky backaches as new and advanced interventional procedures offer a quick and easy alternative to surgery.

Cervical slipped disc pain for more than 15 years treated with latest minimally invasive technique -

Today saw a 78/m coming to my clinic with inablity to walk and h/0 of slipping chappal from rt foot since 2 days ,he has back pain also. He c/0 difficulty in buttoning his shirt with right hand since morning and slightly altered speech.

dear friends presenting a unique case .we had a 55yr /F admitted with pain on walking associated with perineal numbness on walking for 5-10 min,relieved at rest.she had h/o slipping of chappal from left foot since a yr.typically complaints that whenever she micturates she automatically defeacates since last 1 year but increased in severity and frequency since last 2 month at time of admission her frequency was  15-16/day.