Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Pain Hurts Because................

Why Does Chronic Pain Hurt Some People More?  In The Lab.  The Wall Street Journal.  October 7, 2013.

(1)  Chronic pain is defined as lasting beyond normal healing for ____________________.

(2)  ___________ Americans suffer from chronic pain.

(3)  A new study done by scientists at Northwestern Medical School looked in the __________ of the brain consisting of _________ through which the body and brain communicate about pain.  They found that abnormalities in this communication system which forecast with __________ accuracy which individuals developed chronic pain.

(4)  The Northwestern researchers found that chronic pain ___________ brain structure with high levels of communication between the ____________ and the _______.

(5)  There is some evidence suggesting that those who seek _____________________ are more likely to experience pain more strongly.

(6)  An important goal is to identify objective markers of pain to distinguish patients who _____________ from those who report discomfort in order to ______________.


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