Chronic Pain Management in Coronavirus Pandemic
Abstract
Chronic Pain severely compromises patient’s Daily activity, Quality of Life, Sleep and causes sufferings in personal, social,
economic life [1]. In the UK, more than 50% of old populations expressed chronic pain as one of the important causal factors for
affecting Quality of Life [2].Elderly patients with comorbidities & chronic pain increase risk of COVID 19 by immune suppression. Almost 88% of chronic pain patients have comorbidities for example cardiovascular diseases, Lung Diseases, Diabetes, Cancers, depression etc. Posttraumatic nervous system sensitisation and Autonomic dysfunction with inflammatory changes causes Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) [3-6].
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