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Multimodal Pain Management And The Future Of A Personalized Medicine Approach To Pain

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Multimodal Pain Management and the Future of a Personalized Medicine Approach to Pain Pain management has been researched for years to find the most efficient way to relieve a patient’s pain. There have even been times where doctors have prescribed multiple medications to relieve pain, especially post-operative. However, there is a new research study that examines multimodal analgesia and complementary therapies to be one of the top selections. The purpose of this article is to familiarize perioperative nurses with the essential concepts of multimodal analgesia and personalized medicine for translation of both approaches into clinical practice (Manworren, 2015). Therefore, by educating the health care field, this will allow more patients …show more content…

Pharmacological agents include traditional (eg, local anesthetics, acetaminophen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs], opioids) and nontraditional (eg, anticonvulsants, N-methyl-D-aspartate [NMDA]-receptor antagonists, alpha-2 adrenergic agonists, antidepressants) analgesics. Nonpharmacological interventions, which have varying degrees of evidence regarding efficacy, include transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, cognitive behavioral therapies, acupuncture, heat therapy, massage, cold therapy, and touch therapy (Manworren, 2015).” The use of these multimodal analgesics allows the patient to experience pain management and less adverse effects. The use of these therapies is trying to take a holistic approach and soothe the body as a …show more content…

People are skeptical thinking that using multimodal medication is the same as taking drugs that do not mix, just like in polypharmacy. However, Manworren states, “Multimodal analgesia and polypharmacy are two distinctly different concepts that are easily confused and therefore may call into question the safety and efficacy of a multimodal postoperative pain treatment plan. The multimodal approach relies on the thoughtful use of analgesics in at least two medication classes and therapies that target different pain mechanisms.” Therefore, the assumption of multimodal medication being hand in hand with polypharmacy is stated

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