What’s the difference between pain relief and pain management?

Pain relief is aimed at reducing or blocking pain and is often a short-term measure using medicines. Pain management is a more holistic look at how to manage a long-term pain issue so you can manage to live your life as fully as possible. It may not always make the pain disappear completely, but it can reduce it and help you think differently about it so it becomes manageable. It will often combine lifestyle and exercise approaches along with medicines or treatments such as injections or surgery.