Chinanews.com, February 27th (Reporter Zhang Ni) "For many acute pains, such as the pain caused by sprained feet, women's dysmenorrhea, labor pain, and pain during medical examinations such as gastroscopy or bronchoscopy, it is also important It should be treated positively." Fan Bifa, director of the Pain Department of the China-Japan Friendship Hospital and president of the Pain Physician Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, emphasized in Beijing a few days ago.
According to the "Report on the Development of Pain Medicine in China (2020)", there are more than 300 million chronic pain patients in China, and the number is growing at a rate of 10 million to 20 million per year.
In contrast, the public's awareness rate of pain diseases is less than 20%.
According to the "Beijing News" report in 2021, the public's awareness rate of pain diseases is only 14.3%, the rate of medical consultation is low, and the development of disciplines is uneven across regions.
On the 27th, with the China Health Education Center as the guiding unit and the People's Daily Health Client as the media launch platform, the "Painless China Action" national pain education knowledge platform project supported by Helion China Public Welfare was launched in Beijing.
At the event, many experts discussed topics such as pain management and pain awareness education.
"Pain is a signal that cannot be ignored for chronic diseases. Sometimes pain is a symptom of chronic diseases itself, and sometimes pain is a signal of exacerbation of chronic diseases. We should not ignore pain at any time, otherwise we may miss an important window period for disease treatment." China Disease Control and Prevention Wu Jing, director of the Center for Chronic Diseases, emphasized at the event.
Tan Xianjie, Chief Physician of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, said that attention should be paid to women's pain. "Women face more pain than men due to reasons such as childbearing. In a family, women are often the axis of maintenance. A healthy body is the lubricant of the axis. If there is a problem with women's health, the normal functioning of the family will also deviate. Therefore, we must pay attention to women's pain and let women know through education that there are ways to deal with and solve pain. "
In addition, experts also believe that at present, many pain problems are increasingly appearing in young and middle-aged people. As the pillars of the workplace and family, the pain problems of young and middle-aged people also need to be paid attention to urgently.
"With changes in the way of life, work, and study, the spectrum of diseases has changed, and some of our own health status has gradually changed. For example, young people work at desks and watch computers for a long time, which leads to cervical spine-related diseases and pain."
Professor Li Shuiqing, director of the Pain Department of Peking University Third Hospital, reminded that young and middle-aged people should first have a correct understanding of pain. Acute pain is a signal of disease. If pain occurs in a short period of time, they must seek medical treatment in time. Treatment will also be greatly reduced.
Don't tolerate pain, don't be afraid of drugs, but understand and use them correctly.
Fan Bifa said that through the joint efforts of the global pain medicine community for nearly 20 years, pain has begun to be treated as a disease, especially chronic pain.
For many acute pains, it should also be treated actively.
In my country, there are a huge number of people troubled by pain. It is also crucial to standardize the comprehensive management process of pain and improve the ability of pain diagnosis and treatment.
Fan Bifa believes that on the one hand, it is necessary to improve the medical experience, so that cutting-edge technologies and concepts are widely disseminated, and at the same time, actively respond to the implementation of the pilot work of comprehensive pain management in hospitals across the country, provide standardized, reasonable and effective pain medical care, and help patients relieve pain.
It is reported that the "Painless China Action" national pain education knowledge platform project launched this time will bring together authoritative experts in pain-related fields, build a pain science knowledge base, standardize pain education content, explore new models of pain management, and comprehensively carry out pain management for Chinese people. Management and Pain Awareness Education.
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