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Mechanisms of Chronic Pain

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The mechanisms for the maintenance of chronic pain are complex and multifactorial. Advances in the study of pain transmission and processing have begun to unravel the cellular mechanisms that underlie the maintenance of chronic pain. Factors that maintain chronic pain have been demonstrated in their peripheral and central nervous system. This chapter provides an overview of the key concepts in the mechanisms of chronic pain.

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  1. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Eduardo Jusino MD

  2. Cleveland Clinic, Anesthesia Institute Pain Management, 9500 Euclid Ave, Dept C-25, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA

    George C. Chang Chien DO

  3. Pain Management, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Beth H. Minzter MD, MS

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  2. George C. Chang Chien DO
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Correspondence to George C. Chang Chien DO .

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  1. Summit Pain Alliance, Santa Rosa, California, USA

    Jason E. Pope

  2. The Spine and Nerve Center of The Virginias, Charleston, West Virginia, USA

    Timothy R Deer

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Jusino, E., Chang Chien, G.C., Minzter, B.H. (2017). Mechanisms of Chronic Pain. In: Pope, J., Deer, T. (eds) Treatment of Chronic Pain Conditions. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6976-0_2

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