Posted on Nov 11, 2021
The Quiet Scientific Revolution That May Solve Chronic Pain
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Maybe we will finally see some better solutions for chronic pain...
From the article: Chronic pain is both one of the world’s most costly medical problems, affecting one in every five people, and one of the most mysterious. In the past two decades, however, discoveries about the crucial role played by glia — a set of nervous system cells once thought to be mere supports for neurons — have rewritten chronic pain science.
These findings have given patients and doctors a hard-science explanation that chronic pain previously lacked. By doing so, this emerging science of chronic pain is beginning to influence care — not by creating new treatments, but by legitimizing chronic pain so that doctors take it more seriously.
From the article: Chronic pain is both one of the world’s most costly medical problems, affecting one in every five people, and one of the most mysterious. In the past two decades, however, discoveries about the crucial role played by glia — a set of nervous system cells once thought to be mere supports for neurons — have rewritten chronic pain science.
These findings have given patients and doctors a hard-science explanation that chronic pain previously lacked. By doing so, this emerging science of chronic pain is beginning to influence care — not by creating new treatments, but by legitimizing chronic pain so that doctors take it more seriously.
The Quiet Scientific Revolution That May Solve Chronic Pain
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I can't remember the last time I walked to the bathroom in the morning without pain of some sort. Ankle, knee, lower back, shoulders, hips or even my neck. All the running, push-ups, boxing, pole vaulting, football and parade rest for hours, have all taken a toll on this body of mine, but I miss it all and wish I could do it all over again. I still miss the military...
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@Lt Col Charlie Thank you, as a chronic pain sufferer myself I try to keep on top of new developments. This is the first I've heard of this.
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