Pain Management and Pain Medication - Doctor Q&A

About this 'Ask the Specialist' Q&A

About Dr Adeline Leong

Pain Management and Pain Medication - Doctor Q&A - HealthXchange.sg

Ask Dr Adeline Leong any question about pain management and pain medication.

About this 'Ask the Specialist' Q&A

In this 'Ask the Specialist' Q&A, Dr Adeline Leong, Head & Senior Consultant from the Department of Pain Medicine at Singapore General Hospital (SGH), a member of the SingHealth group, answers your questions about pain management and pain medication.

This forum is open from 16 Apr to 16 May 2026.

To submit your question, please email to singhealth.healthxchange@singhealth.com.sg

Please avoid submitting personal details and clinical information (such as scans, test results etc). Please note this Q&A is for general information only and not a clinical diagnosis.

Please allow up to two weeks for your question to be answered. We reserve the right to choose which questions to answer. You will be notified by email if your question is answered and all answers will be shown on this page. We reserve the right to close this Q&A early.

Pain affects more than just the body — it can influence our emotions, daily activities, relationships, and overall quality of life.

Current pain managment takes a holistic approach, recognising that pain is shaped by physical, psychological, and social factors.

Pain medications and different pain interventions work together to support better pain control within a “bio-psycho-social” pain management approach.

This includes:

Self‑management strategies,
Lifestyle and movement-based approaches,
Psychological coping skills and non‑medication therapies,
Alongside the safe and appropriate use of pain medications and interventions when needed.

By understanding these options and how they fit together, patients can be empowered to take an active role in managing pain in a way that is personalised, balanced, and sustainable.

In this 'Ask the Specialist' Q&A, don't miss this chance to ask Dr Leong any question you have about pain management and pain medication. This Q&A is for a limited time only!

About Dr Adeline Leong

Dr Adeline Leong is currently a Senior Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management.

She was awarded the Ministry Of Health (MOH) Human Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) Scholarship in 2020 and completed her Pain Medicine HMDP in Australia. She was admitted to the Fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM), Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) in October 2022, for which she was awarded the Merit Award in the FPM 2020 Examinations.

Dr Leong is the Director of Sengkang Hospital Pain Medicine from December 2020 till August 2025 and is the Head of Department of Pain Medicine, Singapore General Hospital since January 2025.

She practices anaesthesia and pain medicine in both Sengkang General Hospital (SKH) and Singapore General Hospital (SGH).

Ref: F26

Contributed by