Pain is very common among US adults over 65 years old; 45-80% of nursing home residents
have substantial pain. Current pain management is medication based, especially narcotics.
Pain management is challenging in the elderly population as they are at higher risk
to experience side effects, and it gets harder when assessing pain in cognitively
impaired elderly patients. We present a nonpharmacological treatment for a demented
patient who suffered from severe postoperative pain.
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