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Musculoskeletal symptoms of various types (neck pain, limb pain, low back pain, joint pain,
chronic widespread pain) are a major reason for consultation in primary care. This article …

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Chronic pain substantially impacts patient function and quality of life and is a burden to
society at large in terms of increased health care utilization and loss of productivity. As a …

Recent epidemiological data have made nonsense of the prejudice that chronic pain is a
uniquely adult problem. Chronic and recurrent pain in children and adolescents is now …

Chronic pain is one of the most common conditions encountered by healthcare
professionals, particularly among older (≥ 65 years) patients. 1 Pain is associated with …

Introduction Chronic pain carries significant impact and is difficult to treat with limited
success. Pain management programmes (PMPs) use cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) …

Chronic pain conditions are common and have a considerable impact on health and
wellbeing. This impact can be reduced by cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), the most …

EDITOR—Dame Cicely Saunders defined the concept of total pain as the suffering that
encompasses all of a person's physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and practical …

Objectives To identify barriers to effective pain management encountered by patients with
chronic pain within the UK's National Health Service (NHS). Design Secondary analysis of …