First centre for treating chronic pain opens in Jordan

AMMAN —  The International Interventional Pain Centre and the Middle East Academy for Training Physicians in Pain Management on Saturday opened a specialised centre for treating chronic pain using cutting-edge technology.

The centre is the first of its kind in Jordan to treat chronic pain using state-of-the-art methods and techniques under the supervision of specialised and qualified personnel, said Abdullah Kharabsheh, one of the centre's founding members, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

During the opening ceremony, he said that the work team provides modern, minimally invasive treatments to solve the problem of chronic pain that can be debilitating for both patients and families, and help patients with chronic and acute pain and pain caused by cancer.

Kharabsheh said that the academy aims to improve the know-how, communication skills and interventional pain management skills of doctors who deal with patients with chronic pain.

He added that it also offers courses for anesthesiologists, rheumatologists, rehabilitation physicians, musculoskeletal radiologists, orthopedic surgeons, neurologists and physicians with a special interest in chronic pain medicine.

Kharabsheh pledged that the academy will support education, clinical treatment and research of all pain conditions, and translate this knowledge into improved pain relief and safe practice worldwide.

The centre and the academy, in cooperation with the Jordan Palliative Care and Pain Management Society, have held several training workshops by a group of Jordanian, European and Asian experts and doctors, which focused on state-of-the-art interventional pain treatment, psychiatry and physical therapy as well as preparing a treatment plan that suits the individual needs of each patient.

In addition to pain relief, the centre aims to improve the patient's quality of life and avoid drug addiction.