{"id":4808,"date":"2024-05-22T15:27:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T15:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/?p=4808"},"modified":"2024-06-05T11:47:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T11:47:36","slug":"barnaclinic-pain-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/blog\/barnaclinic-pain-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"The barnacl\u00ednic+ Pain Unit is born to provide a solution to patients with any type of pain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Chronic pain<\/strong> is a complex and debilitating experience that affects millions of people around the world. Unlike <strong>acute pain<\/strong>, which is a temporary response of the body to an injury or illness, <strong>chronic pain<\/strong> persists for weeks, months or even years, challenging quality of life and creating a significant burden on both individuals and society in general. The <strong>new<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/en\/pain-unit\/\"><strong>barnacl\u00ednic+ Pain Unit<\/strong><\/a> aims to explore this multifaceted condition in depth, addressing its causes, clinical manifestations, biopsychosocial impact and management strategies. By better understanding the complex nature of pain, healthcare professionals will be better equipped to provide comprehensive, personalised care to those who suffer from it.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"estoy-interesado\" class=\"destacat-site\">\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">IT MAY INTEREST YOU\u2026<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u00b7\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/en\/pain-unit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website of the New Pain Unit of barnacl\u00ednic+<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<h2>CHRONIC PAIN CAN BE CURED<\/h2>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Chronic pain<\/strong> is <strong>pain that lasts longer <\/strong>than three months. It affects all dimensions of a person\u2019s quality of life, physical function, social relationship capacity, mental state. It doesn\u2019t necessarily have to be for life. <strong>Chronic pain can also be cured<\/strong>\u201d explains Dr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/en\/professionals\/369\/christian\"><strong>Christian D\u00fcrsteler<\/strong><\/a>, from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicbarcelona.org\/en\/service\/anestesia-reanimacion-y-tratamiento-del-dolor\"><strong>Anaesthesiology<\/strong><\/a> Service at Hospital Cl\u00ednic and <strong>Pain Management<\/strong> Specialist at barnacl\u00ednic+.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-05-22-a-las-16.48.43.png\" alt=\"Dr. Christian D\u00fcrsteler\" width=\"114\" height=\"111\" \/>\u201c<strong>Chronic pain<\/strong> is <strong>pain that lasts longer <\/strong>than three months. It affects all dimensions of a person\u2019s quality of life, physical function, social relationship capacity, mental state. It doesn\u2019t necessarily have to be for life. <strong>Chronic pain can also be cured<\/strong>&#8220;<\/h4>\n<p>Dr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/en\/professionals\/369\/christian\"><strong>Christian D\u00fcrsteler<\/strong><\/a>, from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicbarcelona.org\/en\/service\/anestesia-reanimacion-y-tratamiento-del-dolor\"><strong>Anaesthesiology<\/strong><\/a> Service at Hospital Cl\u00ednic and <strong>Pain Management<\/strong> Specialist at barnacl\u00ednic+<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>SPECIALISTS IN COMPLEX CASES OF PATIENTS WITH PAIN<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>new<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/en\/pain-unit\/\"><strong>Pain Unit<\/strong><\/a> was created to <strong>respond to the most complex cases of patients with all types of pain<\/strong>, who have been visited by other specialists, but whose treatments have failed or have not responded satisfactorily. \u201cWe are specialised in the most complex cases of <strong>persistent post-surgical pain<\/strong>, <strong>neuropathic pain<\/strong> and even <strong>cancer pain<\/strong>,\u201d continues Dr D\u00fcsteler, who focuses on how <strong>chronic pain<\/strong> affects multiple spheres of patients\u2019 lives, not only affecting its physical function, but also having repercussions on mental health and people\u2019s capacity for social relationships.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-05-22-a-las-16.48.43.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"114\" height=\"111\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>\u201cWe are specialised in the most complex cases of <strong>persistent post-surgical pain<\/strong>, <strong>neuropathic pain<\/strong> and even <strong>cancer pain<\/strong>\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>Dr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/en\/professionals\/369\/christian\"><strong>Christian D\u00fcrsteler<\/strong><\/a>, from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicbarcelona.org\/en\/service\/anestesia-reanimacion-y-tratamiento-del-dolor\"><strong>Anaesthesiology<\/strong><\/a> Service at Hospital Cl\u00ednic and <strong>Pain Management<\/strong> Specialist at barnacl\u00ednic+<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe are prepared to be able to <strong>solve all types of pain problems <\/strong>that persist after a trauma, an accident or surgery,\u201d says Dr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/en\/professionals\/610\/guilherme\"><strong>Guilherme Ferreira dos Santos<\/strong><\/a>, senior specialist at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicbarcelona.org\/en\/service\/anestesia-reanimacion-y-tratamiento-del-dolor\">hospital Cl\u00ednic<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/en\/pain-unit\/\"><strong>Pain Unit<\/strong><\/a> of barnacl\u00ednic+.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-05-22-a-las-16.49.06.png\" alt=\"Dr. Guilherme Ferreira dos Santos\" width=\"114\" height=\"110\" \/>\u201cWe are prepared to be able to <strong>solve all types of pain problems <\/strong>that persist after a trauma, an accident or surgery\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>Dr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/en\/professionals\/610\/guilherme\"><strong>Guilherme Ferreira dos Santos<\/strong><\/a>, senior specialist at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicbarcelona.org\/en\/service\/anestesia-reanimacion-y-tratamiento-del-dolor\">hospital Cl\u00ednic<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/en\/pain-unit\/\"><strong>Pain Unit<\/strong><\/a> of barnacl\u00ednic+<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>DIFFERENT TYPES OF PAIN AND TYPES OF PATIENTS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The most common <strong>chronic pain<\/strong> is musculoskeletal, which in turn can be divided into different types, such as <strong>bone pain<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/blog\/dolor-lumbar\/\"><strong>lumbar pain<\/strong><\/a> or <strong>cervical pain<\/strong>. Low <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/blog\/dolor-lumbar\/\"><strong>back pain<\/strong><\/a>, which is usually located in the lower back, can sometimes radiate to the buttock area and even the leg. \u201cIn these cases, we must rule out that there is no root involvement due to a herniated disc,\u201d explains Dr D\u00fcrsteler, who adds that in this case the treatment is very different, with more targeted drugs and may even require interventional techniques like infiltrations in the back.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>new<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/en\/pain-unit\/\"><strong>Pain Unit<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0will also be able to treat a wide variety of patients, such as those who have undergone an intervention or also those who have suffered trauma or accidents, for whom sequelae of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/blog\/dolor-lumbar\/\"><strong>lumbar<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>cervical<\/strong> or <strong>joint<\/strong> pain persist.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>WIDE VARIETY OF PAIN TREATMENTS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The new Unit has different <strong>types of pain treatment<\/strong>, which adapt to the needs of each patient. These include <strong>neuromodulation treatments<\/strong>, which include intrathecal drug administration\u2014a special way of giving medications that is used when they need to reach the brain or spinal cord directly\u2014or <strong>electrical stimulation<\/strong>. \u201cThese therapies offer the best alternative to at least partially relieve patients\u2019 chronic pain,\u201d continues Dr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/en\/professionals\/369\/christian\"><strong>Christian D\u00fcrsteler<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, <strong>regenerative medicine techniques<\/strong> will also be available in the new unit. \u201cWe are talking about products that are prepared after drawing the patient\u2019s blood and from which multiple products can be prepared to infiltrate directly into joints or tendons or around nerves,\u201d says Dr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/en\/professionals\/610\/guilherme\"><strong>Guilherme Ferreira dos Santos<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also have multiple <strong>percutaneous techniques<\/strong>, we talk about different types of <strong>radiofrequencies or<\/strong> <strong>rhizolysis techniques<\/strong> that we use, for example, in problems related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/blog\/dolor-lumbar\/\"><strong>chronic lumbar pain<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>chronic cervical pain<\/strong> or <strong>chronic radicular pain<\/strong>, that is, such as sciatica, for example\u201d, continues Dr Ferreira dos Santos. They are minimally invasive techniques that use small needles to treat pinched nerve problems. \u201cIn terms of results, these techniques allow us to prolong the <strong>pain reduction<\/strong> effect when we compare, for example, with infiltrations without the addition of rhizolysis or radiofrequency,\u201d continues the expert.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition to <strong>classic pharmacological therapies<\/strong> or <strong>interventional techniques<\/strong>, we also offer a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicbarcelona.org\/en\/news\/the-hospital-clinic-launches-a-new-healthcare-unit-to-treat-chronic-pain-and-is-committed-to-a-new-way-of-interacting-with-patients\"><strong>Comprehensive Care program for Patients with Chronic Pain<\/strong><\/a>,\u201d adds Dr D\u00fcrsteler. This program consists of a series of group sessions in which we empower the patient to self-manage their pain, emphasising therapeutic education, psychological support, mindfulness techniques, education in the neurosciences of pain, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/es\/rehabilitacion\/\">physical medicine and rehabilitation<\/a> and in directed physical exercise.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"estoy-interesado\" class=\"destacat-site\">\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: white;\">DO YOU WANT TO CONTACT OUR PAIN UNIT PROFESSIONALS?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; padding-right: 20px;\" align=\"center\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/en\/solicitar-cita\/?especialidad=167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ASK FOR AN APPOINTMENT<\/a>\u00a0 | <a class=\"button\" style=\"padding-left: 30px; padding-right: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/en\/televisit\/?especialidad=167\" target=\"_blank;\" rel=\"noopener\">ASK FOR A TELEVISIT<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chronic pain is a complex and debilitating experience that affects millions of people around the world. Unlike acute pain, which is a temporary response of the body to an injury or illness, chronic pain persists for weeks, months or even years, challenging quality of life and creating a significant burden on both individuals and society [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4726,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2197],"tags":[2200,2201,2202,2210,2211,2204,2203,2205,2206,2199,2198,2208,2209,2207],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.14 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>barnacl\u00ednic+ Pain Unit provide a solution to any type of pain<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The new barnacl\u00ednic+ Pain Unit aims to explore this multifaceted condition in depth, addressing its causes, clinical manifestations,...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/blog\/barnaclinic-pain-unit\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"barnacl\u00ednic+ Pain Unit provide a solution to any type of pain\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The new barnacl\u00ednic+ Pain Unit aims to explore this multifaceted condition in depth, addressing its causes, clinical manifestations,...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/blog\/barnaclinic-pain-unit\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blog barnacl\u00ednic+\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-22T15:27:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-05T11:47:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/UNIDAD-DEL-DOLOR-DE-BARNACLINIC-Terapias-farmacologicas-o-intervencionistas-de-ultima-generacion.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"barnacl\u00ednic+\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"barnacl\u00ednic+\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/blog\/barnaclinic-pain-unit\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/blog\/barnaclinic-pain-unit\/\",\"name\":\"barnacl\u00ednic+ Pain Unit provide a solution to any type of pain\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-22T15:27:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-05T11:47:36+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/54cdc3d8a00f80c3057b6dbc23ba7e07\"},\"description\":\"The new barnacl\u00ednic+ Pain Unit aims to explore this multifaceted condition in depth, addressing its causes, clinical manifestations,...\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/blog\/barnaclinic-pain-unit\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Blog barnacl\u00ednic+\",\"description\":\"Informaci\u00f3n y novedades sobre los servicios y profesionales de barnacl\u00ednic+, Hospital Cl\u00ednic de Barcelona\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/54cdc3d8a00f80c3057b6dbc23ba7e07\",\"name\":\"barnacl\u00ednic+\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/blog\/author\/alex\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"barnacl\u00ednic+ Pain Unit provide a solution to any type of pain","description":"The new barnacl\u00ednic+ Pain Unit aims to explore this multifaceted condition in depth, addressing its causes, clinical manifestations,...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/blog\/barnaclinic-pain-unit\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"barnacl\u00ednic+ Pain Unit provide a solution to any type of pain","og_description":"The new barnacl\u00ednic+ Pain Unit aims to explore this multifaceted condition in depth, addressing its causes, clinical manifestations,...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/blog\/barnaclinic-pain-unit\/","og_site_name":"Blog barnacl\u00ednic+","article_published_time":"2024-05-22T15:27:37+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-06-05T11:47:36+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/UNIDAD-DEL-DOLOR-DE-BARNACLINIC-Terapias-farmacologicas-o-intervencionistas-de-ultima-generacion.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"barnacl\u00ednic+","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"barnacl\u00ednic+","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/blog\/barnaclinic-pain-unit\/","url":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/blog\/barnaclinic-pain-unit\/","name":"barnacl\u00ednic+ Pain Unit provide a solution to any type of pain","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-05-22T15:27:37+00:00","dateModified":"2024-06-05T11:47:36+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/54cdc3d8a00f80c3057b6dbc23ba7e07"},"description":"The new barnacl\u00ednic+ Pain Unit aims to explore this multifaceted condition in depth, addressing its causes, clinical manifestations,...","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/blog\/barnaclinic-pain-unit\/"]}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/","name":"Blog barnacl\u00ednic+","description":"Informaci\u00f3n y novedades sobre los servicios y profesionales de barnacl\u00ednic+, Hospital Cl\u00ednic de Barcelona","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/54cdc3d8a00f80c3057b6dbc23ba7e07","name":"barnacl\u00ednic+","url":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/blog\/author\/alex\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4808"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4808"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4809,"href":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4808\/revisions\/4809"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}