Pain is the PITS!

<p><strong>Pain is the PITS Program </strong>is an educational pain management<strong> </strong>program dedicated to creating a<strong> </strong>universal educational protocol<strong> </strong>for America to bring patient and<strong> </strong>healthcare provider together<strong> </strong>for better understanding and<strong> </strong>compliance of pain care. In light of the<strong> </strong>opioid crisis and pain epidemic in<strong> </strong>America the <strong>PITS Program </strong>approach<strong> </strong>utilizes a simplified <strong>P-I-T-S acronym </strong>guideline for the assessment and<strong> </strong>treatment of pain to avoid the need<strong> </strong>for continually escalating opioid<strong> </strong>narcotic therapy. The overall goal<strong> </strong>is to achieve a lifetime of comfort<strong> </strong>and quality of life while focusing on<strong> </strong>the use of multidisciplinary opioid sparing<strong> </strong>integrative strategies for<strong> </strong>individualized patient long-term care. <span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Let all of us brand the </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>P-I-T-S acronym </strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>across multiple media platforms and teach each other that for any PAIN: The </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>P-I-T-S assessment acronym component</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> addresses and scores a patient's pain control and quality of life and stands for:</span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </strong><strong style=color: rgba(0 128 255 1)>P-Physical Function I-Intensity of Pain</strong><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </strong><strong style=color: rgba(0 128 255 1)>T-Thoughts and Behaviors S-Social Interactions. </strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The higher your </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>PITS Score</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)></span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>the better will be your assessment and overall health and wellness! The </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>P-I-T-S treatment acronym component</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> offers patients</span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>the various treatment options as needed always considering a: </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 128 255 1)>P-Pill (Medication) I-Injection</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 128 255 1)>T-Therapy and S-Surgery.</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> This philosophy of care for treatments will help control the pain and</span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>get your optimal functional status back! We will always follow a conservative approach of care barring any medical emergency situation working up to more aggressive care options as needed until you have your comfort and quality of life restored. </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>You don't have to live with pain. Pain really stinks. You need to</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span><strong style=color: rgba(255 0 26 1)>Feel Better and Live Your Life . . . Because PAIN is the PITS!</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> So remember the </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>P-I-T-S acronym assessment and treatment <em>philosophy of care</em> </strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>will keep you moving forward with your pain</span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>control and quality of life until you reach your desired goal!</span></p>