Urol. praxi. 2021;22(1):36-38 | DOI: 10.36290/uro.2020.039
Chronic pain represents significant society - wide society-economy problem. It is participating at a considerable rate to the disability of population of developed countries and it has got adverse effect on quality of life. Strategy for chronic pain treatment is multimodal: it includes pharmacological and rehabilitation treatment, psychotherapy invasive methods and some other treatment alternatives. Basic treatment strategy is based on WHO three - step analgesic ladder. Basic treatment for chronic pain are nonopiod analgesics, combined in accordance with level of pain with weak or strong opioids.
Received: September 28, 2020; Revised: September 28, 2020; Accepted: September 28, 2020; Prepublished online: September 28, 2020; Published: April 15, 2021 Show citation