Definition of Chroinc Pain

Chronic Pain

 

1. Pain which persists a month beyond the usual course of an acute disease or a resonalble time for any injury to heal that is associated with chronic pathologic process that cause continous pain or pain at intervals for months or years.

 

2. Persists pain that is not amenable to routine pain control methods.

 

3. Pain that exists beyond an expexed time frame for healing.

 

4. Pain, where healing may never occur.

 

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