[Empowering patients suffering from chronic pain]. / Rendre son pouvoir d'agir au patient souffrant de douleur chronique.

Living with chronic, daily pain generates a variety of reactions for every individual. To provide the best possible support for sufferers, management strategies have diversified, becoming multimodal and encompassing pharmacological, non-pharmacological, psychological, physiotherapeutic and educational therapies. It is within this framework that therapeutic patient education, hypnoanalgesia and self-hypnosis have been deployed.

[The non-pharmacological management of chronic pain]. / La prise en charge non médicamenteuse de la douleur chronique.

Pain management is not limited to the putting in place of pharmacological, surgical, physiotherapy or psychological strategies. Non-pharmacological therapies can also be proposed, notably in relation to chronic pain. Appreciated by patients and developed by caregivers, they require appropriate regulatory guidelines and specific training in order for them to be implemented safely.

[The nurse consultation in the treatment of chronic pain]. / La consultation infirmière dans la prise en charge du patient douloureux chronique.

The pain consultation carried out by a nurse is an activity which has been developing for several years. It takes place during the diagnosis and therapeutic phase, as a primary or secondary intervention, with the nurse being supported by a multi-professional and multi-disciplinary team. By improving the care offer and the patient pathway, the nurse consultation forms an essential resource within our healthcare system.