KevinMD May 7, 2024
Hamid Djalilian, MD

Modern medicine often fails to effectively manage complex chronic conditions. Physicians are often constrained by tightly packed clinic schedules, leaving only brief windows of time for each patient encounter. While this setup may allow for basic diagnosis and treatment planning, there is scarcely enough time for comprehensive patient education, let alone providing the necessary support, guidance, and empowerment that complex patients need.

Fortunately, the post-pandemic surge in telemedicine has brought fresh opportunities to address this deficiency. We now can offer virtual rehabilitation programs that were previously unfeasible in a standard clinic patient flow model. Here, I address how virtual rehabilitation can help a particularly difficult group of patients—those struggling with central sensitization syndromes (CSSs).

What are central sensitization syndromes?

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