Pain management in hospice care is not
just keeping the patient on a heavy dose of analgesics. Normally, Doctors,
trained nurses are involved in this care process to make an end of life less
painful. Hospice care does not encourage any treatment to recover from terminal
illness, but it covers everything which can make the quality of life better.
Physical therapy may be helpful to
overcome muscular pain and making patient independent for movement. This
approach can reduce the pain and improve the quality of end of life.
Occupational therapy can also help to
reduce the muscular pain and improve the ability to perform activities using
upper limbs. This approach can help to improve the quality of life and reduce
the pain in muscles and joints.
Spiritual exercises and practices can also
help to reduce the stress and pain as patient’s acceptance of death improves
with the involvement of spiritual counseling.
Dietitians can also help to make an end of
life experience less painful by planning diet which has a positive effect on
health and reduce any discomfort related to diet.
Sometimes it is not easy to control pain
just by using pain medicines. With the involvement of Physical therapy,
Occupational therapy, Spiritual counselor, and dietitian can also help
physicians to make an end of life care less painful and better quality.
