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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 03 > Managing pain

Managing pain

A new understanding of how chronic pain differs from acute is paving the way for alternative therapies

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
September 3, 2009

When Karen Brannen moved to Central Oregon four years ago, she was just about ready to throw in the towel. A series of car accidents over 25 years left her with severe, debilitating pain. She had been on disability for at least six weeks three times in the previous six years.

“I was considering....

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