title: Pain: hope through research.
abstract: A brief history of pain, its pathophysiology, and management is provided. This primer on pain which is written for the consumer describes how pain is diagnosed, the role of gender and age, a discussion of future directions in pain research, ad includes an appendix that defines pain terms and concepts.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000367:Age Factors; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000266:history / Q000503:physiopathology; D059408:Pain Management; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends*; D012737:Sex Factors; D009626:Terminology as Topic