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Understanding and Applying Pain Science in Physical Therapy
Science has come a long way in helping individuals understand the experience of pain. Previously, pain was believed to be a result of a purely physical or anatomical issue, stemming from injury, illness or tissue damage.
Fortunately, a newer understanding of how pain works — pain science — takes a far more complex and nuanced view. Pain science moves away from the idea that tissue damage alone equates to pain. Rather, pain science suggests that the whole sum of a person — including biological, social and psychological factors — must be taken into account in order to fully understand their pain experience.
Fortunately, a newer understanding of how pain works — pain science — takes a far more complex and nuanced view. Pain science moves away from the idea that tissue damage alone equates to pain. Rather, pain science suggests that the whole sum of a person — including biological, social and psychological factors — must be taken into account in order to fully understand their pain experience.
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Nadia Gill
Research Assistant
Richard L. Harvey, MD
David W. Trott Clinical Chair, Brain Innovation Center
Wesley and Suzanne Dixon Chair of Stroke Research
Van Do, MD
Medical Director
Sangeeta Driver, MD, MPH
Section Chief, Brain Injury Medicine & Rehabilitation
Attending Physician, Brain Innovation Center
Assistant Professor of PM&R,
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
