Industrial Doctors Focus Panel Talks on Problems with Treating Pain

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Pain is the most common cause of disability for workers, and one of the hardest conditions for a physician to rate, according to Dr. Steven Feinberg, a pain-management specialist and qualified medical evaluator who practices in northern California.  Speaking on day two of the California Society of Industrial Medicine & Surgery conference in Orange County on Friday, Feinberg asked the audience how a doctor can be expected to evaluate a patient's pain "when you can't possibly feel what they feel." All of the day's talks focused on pain &nda...