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Posted On: 05/26/2023 2:34:26 PM
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Understanding Chronic Pain
A measurement for chronic pain is a scientific holy grail – and we’re getting closer
Thu 25 May 2023
Guardian
"Most people, including doctors, do not appreciate that the organ that produces pain is the brain. A broken bone, damaged tissue or a bleeding wound is often the focus, but the experience of pain is the sum total of more than just the physical injury – it is the result of information sent from our nerves being filtered through an individual’s unique psychological makeup, genetics, gender, beliefs, expectations, motivations and emotional context. Pain is therefore an individual experience, and often confounds and frightens us, as well as those we love and who love us."
Recommend reading full story,
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/202...ing-closer
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/h...ronic-pain
A measurement for chronic pain is a scientific holy grail – and we’re getting closer
Thu 25 May 2023
Guardian
"Most people, including doctors, do not appreciate that the organ that produces pain is the brain. A broken bone, damaged tissue or a bleeding wound is often the focus, but the experience of pain is the sum total of more than just the physical injury – it is the result of information sent from our nerves being filtered through an individual’s unique psychological makeup, genetics, gender, beliefs, expectations, motivations and emotional context. Pain is therefore an individual experience, and often confounds and frightens us, as well as those we love and who love us."
Recommend reading full story,
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/202...ing-closer
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/h...ronic-pain
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