WORLDVIEW: The fascinating truth about chronic pain

WORLDVIEW: The fascinating truth about chronic pain

Chronic pain sufferers know how exhausting it can be to live with daily pain. Happily, there are new advances in the management of chronic pain.
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Chronic pain sufferers will know how relentlessly grinding and exhausting it can be to live with daily pain. Often, the pain stems from an old (and healed) injury or a long-cured ailment, creating enormous frustration for the sufferer, who is unable to "fix" what ails them.

For many, chronic pain becomes a major drain on their quality of life. Pain medications such as opiates have failed to convincingly demonstrate their ability to deal with chronic pain and indeed may make pain worse when used long term. These drugs can also have troubling side effects, like addiction. Sufferers can be left feeling desperate and powerless.

Happily, new imaging techniques and a new approach to understanding the body more holistically are leading to some major advances in the management of chronic pain.

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