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The Why and What of Integrative Pain Medicine

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Integrative medicine (IM) and integrative pain medicine (IPM) involve the coordination of the services provided, collaboration among the disciplines involved, a patient-centered focus with acceptance of the patient as a member of the team, attention to predictive and preventative models of care, and, finally, inclusion of social, psychological, and physical factors into the assessment of patients.

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  1. Family Medicine and Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Washington, 4225 Roosevelt Way NE, Center for Pain Relief 4th Floor, Box 354692, Seattle, WA, 98105, USA

    Heather Tick MA, MD

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  1. Pain and Headache Center, Anchorage, AK, USA

    Andrea M. Trescot MD, ABIPP, FIPP (Medical Director) (Medical Director)

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Tick, H. (2016). The Why and What of Integrative Pain Medicine. In: Trescot, A.M. (eds) Peripheral Nerve Entrapments. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27482-9_11

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