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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) is a nonspecific term that has probably outlived its usefulness as we learned more about the problem, but the phrase remains…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen When the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) arrived at a definition of pain that included the “emotional experience,” as well as the “unpleasant…

SCIENCE Print Section Listen MECHANISMS OF MIND–BODY THERAPIES In the field of Western medicine, we still do not fully grasp how and why many pain conditions develop—why a scanner gun…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Why does one patient develop chronic pain and face disability, while another—with seemingly the same injuries, extent of tissue damage, and quality of medical care—recovers and…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The diagnosis and management of patients with facial pain can be daunting even to experienced physicians. The causes are myriad, ranging from the mundane (sinus and…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Headache is one of the most common pain syndromes for which patients consult physicians. Surveys indicate that in any given year, more than 90% of American…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Pain syndromes that involve the face are very common in clinical practice. Many facial pain syndromes are also unique, given the complex anatomy and specialized sensory…