<p>Medical Education Minister Dr Sharan Prakash Patil inaugurated a pain clinic at Victoria Hospital, during the Teacher's Day celebrations at Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) on Tuesday.</p>.<p>According to BMCRI, the clinic is the first of its kind in a government medical college hospital. It will cater to patients with acute and chronic pain, like those suffering from cancer, and with musculoskeletal, spinal and joint problems.</p>.<p>The clinic functions from 9 am to 4 pm and is managed by the hospital's department of anaesthesia. Started as a pilot project recently, the clinic has already catered to over 200 people.</p>.<p>Patil also inaugurated the hospital's second MRI machine.</p>
<p>Medical Education Minister Dr Sharan Prakash Patil inaugurated a pain clinic at Victoria Hospital, during the Teacher's Day celebrations at Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) on Tuesday.</p>.<p>According to BMCRI, the clinic is the first of its kind in a government medical college hospital. It will cater to patients with acute and chronic pain, like those suffering from cancer, and with musculoskeletal, spinal and joint problems.</p>.<p>The clinic functions from 9 am to 4 pm and is managed by the hospital's department of anaesthesia. Started as a pilot project recently, the clinic has already catered to over 200 people.</p>.<p>Patil also inaugurated the hospital's second MRI machine.</p>