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Re:Will there ever be a cure for chronic pain? by Retric on Monday September 23, 2019 @04:13PM (#21053089)
That’s exactly the kind of diagnosis you get when the real answer is “I don’t know.” Peripheral nervous system issues may be the root cause for some chronic pain, but it’s very difficult to rule out all other causes.

Also, MRI’s are still very much blunt instruments. A high resolution 1 millimetre scan is still representing ~100,000+ cells per voxel.

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Re:Will there ever be a cure for chronic pain? by rjurney on Monday September 23, 2019 @04:24PM (#21053179)
I'm not saying don't investigate. Its been ten years for me, and I'm still investigating. But the numbers are clear: usually there is no clear cause except a poorly understood change in the nervous system. The answer for most people is, "I don't know," with the current sophistication of medicine. You can't try harder and find the answer because there is no answer at this time for most people.
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