Physiology of Pain Part 1

The Nursing Show

Studies estimate that 70 million visits to healthcare providers were motivated by pain and that 4.9 million people visited a healthcare provider for treatment of chronic pain, all at an estimated cost exceeding $100 billion. Overall, the quality of life of an individual suffering from pain is deeply affected. Listen in on this episode and have a more in-depth understanding of how and why pain occurs, the underlying mechanism in our system as to how pain is interpreted and transmitted to and from the brain, and the physiology and process of pain in general.

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