Undertreatment of pain is the absence of pain management therapy for a person in pain when treatment is indicated.[citation needed]
Consensus in evidence-based medicine and the recommendations of medical specialty organizations establish the guidelines which determine the treatment for pain which health care providers ought to offer.[1] For various social reasons, persons in pain may not seek or may not be able to access treatment for their pain.[1] At the same time, health care providers may not provide the treatment which authorities recommend.[1]