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Talking To a Doctor About Your Pain Health Care Team
To help manage pain, you may want to consult a primary care physician, nurse, pharmacist, physical therapist, or other health care professional. It’s possible that you may be referred to a rheumatologist, a doctor who specializes in treating arthritis.
Gaining control through communication:
Even though pain may interfere with work, relationships, and daily life, few Americans talk to their doctors about it. Did you know:
- Fewer than half (43 percent) of Americans with severe or moderate pain report that they have a “great deal of control” over their pain.
- Fewer than half (42 percent) of people who visit their doctor for pain believe that their doctor completely understands how their pain makes them feel.
One of the best ways to gain control of pain is to talk to your doctor about it. Unlike a broken leg, pain cannot be seen in an x-ray or identified by a medical test. What you say to your doctor may be the only way he/she will know about your pain, and because your experience and response to pain may be different from another persons, how you describe your pain is the best way for your doctor to understand what you’re feeling. Only then can your doctor help you treat the pain.
Remember, you and your doctor should share the same goal–reducing your pain.
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