Treatment of chronic non-cancer pain

Treatment of chronic non-cancer pain. The Lancet, Volume 377, Issue 9784, Pages 2226 - 2235, 25 June 2011.

Turk, DC, et al.

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(11)60402-9/abstract?rss=yes

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60402-9

Chronic pain is a pervasive problem that affects the patient, their significant others, and society in many ways. The past decade has seen advances in our understanding of the mechanisms underlying pain and in the availability of technically advanced diagnostic procedures; however, the most notable therapeutic changes have not been the development of novel evidenced-based methods, but rather changing trends in applications and practices within the available clinical armamentarium.