What is Chronic Pain?

Chronic Pain by Dr. Andrea Furlan MD PhD - YouTube


What is chronic pain? How common is it? What causes chronic pain? What are the treatments for chronic pain? Dr. Furlan will explain that chronic pain is a disease on itself, like an alarm system of a house that is malfunctioning. The treatments include medications (antidepressants, anticonvulsants, opioids), modalities, movement, exercise and mind-body therapies (cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT).