A Systems Perspective on Chronic Pain

https://www.bettermovement.org/2014/a-systems-perspective-on-chronic-p [snip!]
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PainSci notes

This deep but beautifully readable article explains, with many pictures and apt examples, how “chronic pain is often driven by dysregulation of a ‘supersystem’ that coordinates defensive responses to injury. The supersystem results from dynamic interaction between different subsystems, most notably the nervous system, immune system, and endocrine system.” The article also manages to make this information seem quite practical, believe it or not.

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