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Chapter 17 - Wellness in Pain Disorders

from Part III - Special Populations and Special Topics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2020

By
Charles Louy ,
Chona Sweet ,
Gabriel Pollock ,
Catherine de Zagon ,
Zara Louy ,
Jeanne M. Weiss  and
Dermot P. Maher
Edited by
Waguih William IsHak
Waguih William IsHak
Affiliation:
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
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Summary

Pain is the most common complaint in primary care medicine, with approximately one-third of the world’s population currently experiencing some type of chronic pain [1]. It’s not always a bad thing; pain serves an evolutionary purpose of warning us of unwellness. But when this signal persists, changes within the peripheral and central nervous systems perpetuate the process, leading to chronic pain (defined as experiencing pain for longer than 3–6 months) [1]. Thus, chronic pain is not merely a symptom of an underlying condition; it is a disease in itself and must be treated as such.

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The Handbook of Wellness Medicine , pp. 209 - 224
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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