TORONTO, Ontario – March 30, 2011 CORRECTED VERSION – The Rothbart Centre for Pain Care today announced the official opening of its x-ray room and subsequent completion of its 17,000 square foot facility ─ a much needed treatment centre for Torontonians living with chronic pain. Note: Photography is available.
Chronic pain is a disease characterized by pain lasting well beyond the time of normal healing (longer than 6 months) and effective treatments do exist. Unfortunately, Toronto and surrounding city centres have witnessed a decrease in available pain services and a resultant increase in wait times. Budget restraints within the hospital setting, and a failure to meet treatment regulations within the private sector, have been among the driving forces behind the closure of pain clinics. Furthermore, fewer and fewer clinics have staff specialized in the area of interventional pain management. Simply put, treatments do exist, yet are difficult to access.
