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World J Clin Cases. Jul 6, 2025; 13(19): 104976
Published online Jul 6, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i19.104976
Published online Jul 6, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i19.104976
Necessity of collaboration between pain physicians and orthotists in pain medicine
Jin-Bok Yi, Department of Rehabilitation Technology, Hanseo University, Seosan 31962, South Korea
Min Cheol Chang, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu 705-717, South Korea
Author contributions: Yi JB and Chang MC designed the research study; Yi JB and Chang MC drifted and revised the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The author has no conflicts of interest.
Corresponding author: Min Cheol Chang, MD, Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daemyungdong, 317-1, Namku, Daegu 705-717, South Korea. wheel633@gmail.com
Received: January 8, 2025
Revised: February 19, 2025
Accepted: February 27, 2025
Published online: July 6, 2025
Processing time: 70 Days and 21.8 Hours
Revised: February 19, 2025
Accepted: February 27, 2025
Published online: July 6, 2025
Processing time: 70 Days and 21.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Effective management of musculoskeletal pain often requires a multidisciplinary approach, combining treatments, such as drug therapy, physiotherapy, and orthotic devices. Orthoses are usefully being applied in controlling pain by restoring anatomical alignment and preventing further injury. To maximize their efficacy, orthoses must be customized to the physical characteristics of each patient, type of disease, and location of pain. Collaboration between pain physicians and trained orthotists is essential for ensuring appropriate design and application of orthoses. It leads to improved patient outcomes in the management of pain.