Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Experts Urge Rehabilitation Beyond Painkillers for Pain Management
Doctors in Hyderabad discussed ways to manage pain beyond using painkillers.
They said pain does not always mean that an organ is failing.
Doctors first need to find where the pain is coming from.
Back pain can come from joints, muscles or nerves.
Physical therapy can help people move and return to normal activities.
Patients may begin by moving their arms and legs, then sitting and walking.
There are short-term pains and long-lasting pains.
Ordinary pain medicines may not help nerve pain.
People with diabetes should control their sugar and carefully look after their feet.
The doctors also warned that very sudden severe headaches and ignored migraines can be serious.
Pain specialists said physical rehabilitation is important for reducing pain and restoring normal activity.
Experts emphasized that pain does not always indicate organ failure and requires assessment of its source.
Back pain may arise from joints, muscles or nerves, while pain can be acute or chronic.
Regular painkillers may not relieve neuropathy, making blood-sugar control and diabetic foot care important.
Doctors warned that thunderclap headaches can be dangerous and that untreated migraines may become chronic pain.
- Who
- Pain-management experts, including doctors and physiotherapists from hospitals in Hyderabad.
- What
- The experts discussed pain-management therapies beyond painkillers, emphasizing assessment, physiotherapy and rehabilitation.
- When
- The panel discussion was held on Saturday; no date was specified.
- Where
- Hyderabad.
- Why
- To explain how patients can manage pain, regain movement and return to normal life.
- Discussion topic
- “Beyond Pain Killers (Pain Management Therapies)”
- Main recommendation
- Use physical rehabilitation and physiotherapy as important parts of pain management.
- Pain sources
- Back pain may come from joints, muscles or nerves.
- Pain types
- Experts identified acute pain and chronic pain.
- Neuropathy
- Regular painkillers may not work for neuropathy.
- Diabetes care
- Patients with diabetes were advised to control their sugar and take particular care of their feet.
- Headache warning
- Experts described thunderclap headache as dangerous and said one-third of patients die.