Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL, USA Khaled J Department of Social and Behavioral Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA Levent Dumenci Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, ...
This has implications for the study of older people and pain management, because in many cultures, pain is often considered to be a 'natural' part of the ageing process. 2.1. Thinking about 'Culture' Everyone lives in a culture and while it has been variously defined, it is often ...
Yet, there is an important difference as well. Acute pain is the result of activation of specific dedicated pain pathways, for which there is no tinnitus counterpart. Chronic pain is slightly more prevalent than tinnitus, 25% vs. 15%, and both symptoms are on the rise, also being comorbid....