When a pain isn't what you think it is

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Researchers say the varied explanations for referred pain may not be contradictory, but rather an indication that several mechanisms are at work. Dr. Lars Arendt-Nielsen, head of research at the Center for Sensory Motor Interaction at Aalborg, said the growing body of evidence supporting each notion "has changed the way we treat pain to a multifaceted approach." Treatments might incorporate not just painkillers but drugs that calm the central nervous system, like anti-epileptics and serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
Period16 Sept 2008

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