“Acute pain is provoked by a specific disease or injury, serves a useful biologic purpose, is associated with skeletal muscle spasm & sympathetic nervous system activation, & is self-limited. Chronic pain, in contrast, may...
As any Pain Doctor will tell you: “chronic pain is physically & psychologically stressful & its constant discomfort can lead to anger & frustration with yourself & your loved ones. By definition, chronic pain...
“Chronic pain has emerged as a disease in itself, affecting a growing number of people. Effective patient-provider communication is central to good pain management, because pain can only be understood from the patient’s perspective”...
Chronic pain directly impacts hundreds of millions of people around the world, yet there is still a way to go to bring about permanent remedies for all categories of pain. – And that is...
“Chronic (long-term) Pain is ongoing pain which usually lasts longer than six months. This type of pain tends to initially be caused by an injury or illness which has healed, but for which the...
It’s absolutely crucial to determine the root cause of your pain. – If you’ve been suffering for an extended period of time, or if you have had previous assessments & treatment/s & are still...