Origin Pain medicine developed as a distinct multidisciplinary field over the second half of the twentieth century, closely associated with the anesthesiologist John J. Bonica, who developed multidisciplinary pain clinic concepts through the 1950s and founded the International Association for the Study of Pain in 1973.
Pain medicine is the medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic pain across its physical, psychological and social dimensions, often practiced by anesthesiologists, neurologists and physiatrists working in dedicated pain clinics. This atlas records what the historical record supports and is not medical advice.
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Origin PeriodSourced to the subject's own accountPain medicine developed as a distinct multidisciplinary field over the second half of the twentieth century, closely associated with the anesthesiologist John J. Bonica, who developed multidisciplinary pain clinic concepts through the 1950s and founded the International Association for the Study of Pain in 1973. 2 Classification
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1. Pain Management (Wikipedia)
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Pain management is an aspect of medicine and health care involving relief of pain (pain relief, analgesia, pain control) in various dimensions, from acute and simple to chronic and challenging.
entity description, Pain Medicine
Pain medicine is the medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic pain across its physical, psychological and social dimensions, often practiced by anesthesiologists, neurologists and physiatrists working in dedicated pain clinics.
View the Source 2. John J. Bonica (Wikipedia)
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His treatment of so many WW2 veterans inspired him to dedicate himself to understand and alleviate pain.
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