Second Opinion with Joan Lunden S08E02 - Chronic Pain Management

Second Opinion with Joan Lunden

Sinopse

While acute pain is a normal sensation triggered in the nervous system to alert you to possible injury and the need to take care of yourself, chronic pain is different. Chronic pain persists. Pain signals keep firing in the nervous system for weeks, months, even years. There may have been an initial mishap -- sprained back, serious infection, or there may be an ongoing cause of pain -- arthritis, cancer, ear infection, but some people suffer chronic pain in the absence of any past injury or evidence of body damage. Many chronic pain conditions affect older adults.

Informações

  • Status: Transmitido
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  • Data de Exibição: 13/10/2011
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  • Duração do Episódio: 30 minutos
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  • Emissora: US PBS

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