• Ziyang Wang, Fei Wang, Xiaochen Jiang, Weifeng Wang, Yihui Xing, Xueling Qiu, Lukun Sun, Cui Li, and Lu Tang.
• Department of Stomatology, the 960th Hospital of People' s Liberation Army of China (PLA), Jinan, China; School of Nursing, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China.
• Pain Manag Nurs. 2024 Jun 1; 25 (3): e201e208e201-e208.

BackgroundDespite the increasing emphasis on rehabilitation training after orthopedic surgery, little is known about the pain caused by the procedure itself. Clinical practice is driven by beliefs in pain management.AimsThis study aimed to explore the perspective of pain management during rehabilitation training after orthopedic trauma in China and its influencing factors from different perspectives in traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, respectively.DesignA phenomenological qualitative study involving semi-structured interviews.Settings  METHODS: A qualitative study was conducted with 16 medical workers working in the Rehabilitation Medicine Department in eastern China from July 2022-February 2023. A directed method to thematic analysis was used to code the transcribed data and identify themes.ResultsFour main themes emerged. (1) Inconsistent perspectives and practice: Chinese doctors majoring in Western medicine felt sympathy, helpless, and had a lack of knowledge and misconception about pain. Traditional Chinese medicine deemed that pain is a protective mechanism and attached importance to holism and unique means. (2) Consistent outcome: Insufficient pain management will have a series of negative consequences for patients' recovery, forming a vicious cycle. (3) Expectations: Though they are not optimistic about traditional analgesics, enhancement, cooperation and ideal analgesic methods still be expressed, and (4) Concept transformation: Conducting nitrous oxide is a process not only to promote analgesic technology but also to promote the awareness and concept of pain management.ConclusionsOur study emphasized that medical workers should be aware of the importance of pain management at the same time while treating the disability. The study provides insight into pain management experiences within different educational backgrounds. The findings enable professionals to recognize the importance of pain management and its influencing factors to provide feasible and effective pain management strategies.Copyright © 2024 American Society for Pain Management Nursing. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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