Global advances in health and medicine : improving healthcare outcomes worldwide
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Glob Adv Health Med · Jul 2014
Medical group visits: a feasibility study to manage patients with chronic pain in an underserved urban clinic.
Chronic pain affects millions of racially diverse Americans. Evidence suggests that group medical visits are effective for treating chronic pain; similarly, a number of studies demonstrate the effectiveness of certain evidence-based complementary therapies in managing pain. ⋯ A group visits program combining conventional and integrative medicine for predominantly racially diverse patients is feasible.