Why It’s so Hard for Doctors to Understand Your Pain

Why It’s so Hard for Doctors to Understand Your Pain
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We’re all human beings, but we’re not all alike.

Each person experiences pain differently, from an emotional perspective as well as a physical one, and responds to pain differently. That means that physicians like myself need to evaluate patients on an individual basis and find the best way to treat their pain.

Karen Sibert
Karen Sibert
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Associate Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
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