Dr. Ahmed E. Badr: Chronic pain is the new public health crisis

Chronic pain is any pain that lasts 30 to 60 days or more and takes a toll on someone's personal and professional life, which can lead to a downward cycle of sleeplessness, anxiety, depression and decreased mobility. Patients who suffer chronic pain that has not improved with conventional thera...

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Published inEl Paso Times
Main Author Badr, Ahmed E
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published El Paso, Tex Gannett Media Corp 19.11.2012
Subjects
Anesthesiology
Back pain
Chronic pain
Health care
Health sciences
Medicine
Pain management
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Summary:Chronic pain is any pain that lasts 30 to 60 days or more and takes a toll on someone's personal and professional life, which can lead to a downward cycle of sleeplessness, anxiety, depression and decreased mobility. Patients who suffer chronic pain that has not improved with conventional therapies such as pain medications can be referred by their primary care doctor to a pain management specialist.