Why chronic pain is all in your head
When people have similar injuries, why do some end up with chronic pain while others recover and are pain free? The first longitudinal brain imaging study to track participants with a new back injury has found the chronic pain is all in their heads -- quite literally. read more...
Source: e! Science News - Monday, 2 July, 2012
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