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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
History and Symptoms
- Detailed surgical and medical history
- Previous treatments/medications
- The effects the symptoms have on the patient's life
- Symptom history should include:
- Location
- Onset
- Character
- Intensity
- Duration
- Radiation
- Associate symptoms
- Alleviating factors
- Aggravating factors
Chronic pain may generate other adversities including affective symptoms of depression and anxiety. It may also contribute to decreased physical activity given the apprehension of exacerbating pain.[1] Conversely it may itself have psychosomatic or psychogenic component to its cause.[2]
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