#80. Stop Treating Pain Like a Symptom!

Pedia Pain Focus by Dr. Anjana Kundu

Sep 17, 202134:58Science & Medicine

Pain isn't simply a symptom of another disease or a result of another noxious or traumatic event. It's an independent entity in itself in majority of the situations. It's time we stopped approaching it with the Cartesian...

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