As an Anesthesiologist with super specialty in Interventional Pain Management & Palliative Care, Dr. Shovan Kumar Rath understands that chronic pain can lead to depression, anxiety, marital & interpersonal problems, decreased productivity, unemployment, compromised social roles, isolation, financial burden, dependence, prolonged analgesics usage, decreased self-esteem with behavioral changes adversely affecting quality of life (QOL) & activities of daily living (ADL). Hence, Dr. Rath’s ultimate goal is to cure and care for people suffering from pain, make them productive human beings for the society and increase their self-esteem so that they can live life as normal individuals.
Every Year’s September month is observed as Pain Awareness Month. Pain Free odisha is constantly putting effort for public awareness on Pain Clinic, Pain Management, Pain Physician etc. Dr. Shovan Kumar Rath, Given an exclussive interview to SUSTTHA ODISHA channel on pain awareness month.
Arthritis is inflammation of one or more of your joints. Pain, swelling, and stiffness are the primary symptoms of arthritis. Any joint in the body may be affected by the disease, but it is particularly common in the knee. Knee arthritis can make it hard to do many everyday activities, such as walking or climbing…
Back Pain can be chronic or acute, if the pain persists for more than six weeks then that will considered as a chronic pain, which needs immediate attention of a Pain management specialist. In this blog we are going to discuss about the causes of Back pain, it’s type and management procedure. Causes of a…
An Article about the Pain Relief, Pain Management and Palliative care being published on Samaya News Paper.
Dr. Shovan Kumar Rath, Pain and Palliative care specialist discussing about Doctors day at Swasthya Sambad.
Trigeminal Neuralgia is a condition that is characterized by shooting pain in the face. Trigeminal neuralgia or tic douloureux, is a chronic pain disorder that affects the trigeminal nerve present in the face. Trigeminal nerve has three main branches which provide sensations to the scalp, forehead, cheeks, lips and lower jaw. Trigeminalmi neuralgia usually affects only…
Cancer pain takes many forms. It can be dull, achy, sharp or burning. It can be constant, intermittent, mild, moderate or severe. How much pain one feel depends on a number of factors, including the type of cancer one is having, how advanced it is, where it’s situated and pain tolerance capacity. Cancer pain is…
Srikant, 68, a retired professional was experiencing constant pain in his jaws for the past 10 years. Assuming that it was a dental pain, he visited several dentists to get the ailment cured. He has several tooth extractions done. However, the pain persisted. Then he searched online hoping to find the exact cause of his…
Every year September month is considered as Pain Awareness month. So, what exactly the pain management is, which kind of patients are being treated in a pain management clinic, In this article I will take you through all these points and clear your doubts related to Pain Management and Pain Clinic. What is a Pain…