title: What is chronic pain?
abstract: The various institutes and offices of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) publish a range of public information articles on pain and its management. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) updated its public information on chronic pain last august. That information is available to the public and clinicians will find it useful to learn what the information to which their patients have ready access via the World Wide Web. The most recent NINDS description of chronic pain is presented.
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D055825:National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (U.S.); D059408:Pain Management; D010166:Palliative Care; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics