TY  - JOUR
T1  - REsearch yields new insights into mechanisms and treatment of pain
AU  - Friedrich MJ
Y1  - 2012/01/18
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2011.1972
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 239
EP  - 241
VL  - 307
IS  - 3
N2  - 
In neither type of pain is the pathogenesis completely understood, and a comprehensive picture of the mechanisms underlying these pain states, as well as the long-term consequences of injury, is needed to develop more effective pain therapies. While the drugs available to treat chronic pain are occasionally effective, rarely are they able to alleviate pain completely, said Allan Basbaum, PhD, of the University of California at San Francisco. “Inevitably, they stop working for reasons we don't understand, or the adverse side effect profile of the treatment makes it impossible for the patient to tolerate it,” he said.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.1972
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.1972
ER  -