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Ideally a so called multi-modal approach is used: instead of trying to kill the pain with a lot of only one drug, a combination of a little bit of different drugs is used, which improves efficacy and decreases the risk for side-effects.

Different types:

• The "traditional" way of post-operative pain relief: Injections of morphine or another opioid
• Local anaesthetic for post-operative pain control
• The epidural route for post-operative pain relief.

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Links:
Arthritis Foundation of South Africa
Multiple Sclerosis South Africa
The South African Society of Physiotherapy

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