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Frequently asked questions
What is Lumina Pain?
Informed by a global collaborative network of pain medicine experts, pain specialists, Lumina Pain’s educational products and professional services create a patient-centric approach to acute, perioperative, chronic, and cancer pain management. Lumina provides digital solutions powered by the knowledge of the world’s leading pain management experts and connects people living with pain to healthcare providers who can play an active role in improving their quality of life. Lumina is the smart way to treat pain.
Why does Lumina Pain exist?
Lumina Pain exists to replace outdated pain management methods with modern, patient-centered care that improves the lives of those living with pain, and the lives of those caring for them.
Why should patients choose Lumina Pain?
Lumina Pain matches patients with pain specialists and other healthcare providers devoted to modern, patient-centered pain management. It gives patients, who might be feeling disillusioned with their current treatment, the latest, most relevant information they need to empower and guide them through their pain management journey.
What can Lumina do for patients?
Why should healthcare providers choose Lumina Pain?
Lumina Pain gives healthcare providers access to Lumina Programs which consist of innovative technology, digital tools and services, learning resources and offer access to a global community of pain management experts to help them continuously improve patient treatment and advance their practices.
Who is Lumina Pain?
The Lumina Pain team is made up of a collaborative team across the globe working to develop care plans, content, and platforms to help healthcare providers and patients manage pain.
What are Sages?
Sages are our medical experts. They are all global authorities in pain management and give our network of pain specialists and other healthcare providers ongoing insight and guidance to ensure that Lumina patients get the best possible result when treating and managing pain.
What is the Lumina Medical Academy?
When it comes to the topic of pain, the lack of access to verified, evidence-based educational materials available is a challenge for healthcare providers. The Academy acts as an up-to-date reference tool for those wanting to specialize in pain and will keep you abreast of the latest verified information and innovation. The goal of the Academy is to enhance diagnostics, clinical steps, and modalities to improve patient outcomes and to serve as a collaborative network for integrated pain management solutions.
- Online courses
- Online certified care plans
- Practical assessments and workshops
- Procedural training
- Continuous medical education
- Vetted resources
- Clinical research papers
What is a Lumina Care Plan?
A Lumina Care Plan is a condition-specific treatment philosophy and approach that aims to improve patient outcomes and quality of life by incorporating the most effective patient-centric treatment modalities available. Our care plans form part of our programs which enable certified Lumina healthcare providers to diagnose and treat pain-related disorders in a way that is effective, holistic, and patient-centric to ensure improved patient outcomes and quality of life.
What is the difference between acute and chronic pain?
Acute pain comes on suddenly, usually because of an injury. It feels sharp in nature and is often specific to one part of the body. It tends not to last longer than six months. Tends to be caused by incidents such as broken bones, burns, pulled muscles, fever, and infection.
Chronic pain is ongoing and typically lasts longer than six months. It can continue after an initial injury or illness has gone, as pain signals remain in the nervous system. Chronic conditions include back pain, arthritis, nerve pain, shingles, and fibromyalgia. Beyond the pain it causes, effects of chronic pain include limited mobility, lack of energy, depression, and anxiety.
What conditions can Lumina assist with?
Currently, we have a fully developed program for primary headaches. We will be releasing the following Lumina Programs in the course of 2022/ 2023: fibromyalgia, cervical spine, chronic lower back pain, shoulder pain and knee pain. Sign up to be notified as soon as they are available.
