Siloed Chronic Pain Care

Pain medicine has devolved over the past decade. Rather than providing sound, coordinated interdisciplinary care, providers have become progressively siloed, generally falling strictly into either the pharmacological, interventional, surgical, or rehabilitative camps. Why? What can be done to improve the situation, and the care of patients? Dr. Michael Schatman is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Pain Research, NYU School of Medicine in New York.