
Pain Pumps Linked To PAGCL
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When pain pumps were first used, consumers felt that with a constant supply of local anesthetic to an injury, there could be no downside to their acute pain management. Through repeated use of the pain pumps several problems have come to light. Some of these problems can lead to permanent and irreversible damage that can lead to a lifetime of excruciating pain. Other problems can lead to death.
The shoulder or back pain pump is a small device that is surgically placed into the body in order to deliver pain medication via catheter to specific sites as needed. The pain pump itself is about the size of a hockey puck and is made of metal. It is surgically implanted beneath the skin of the back or abdomen with small plastic tubes running to the site of the pain.
Shoulder pain pumps were intended to alleviate pain following shoulder surgery. What many people who have used shoulder pain pumps have found is that instead of alleviating pain, they cause several problems.