50 years ago, chronic pain mystified scientists

Excerpt from the October 26, 1974 issue of Science News

An illustration of a woman hunched over in pain

The diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain have come a long way since 1974, but questions remain.

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Science and the sources of painScience News, October 26, 1974

Chronic pain is no small problem for thousands of Americans.