- Improving the patient's quality of life and function
- Having all needs of a patient with pain treated in one
location by many different professionals - Developing a coordinated, individualized treatment plan
- Reducing suffering for the patient and family
- Increasing activity levels of the pain patient with an active rehabilitation program
- Decreasing depression, anxiety, and irritability
- Helping the patient learn to control the pain rather than
the pain controlling them - Reducing the cost of medical care by reducing
hospitalizations and emergency room care
