Preterm babies receive up to 16 painful procedures every day. Pain in early life has been linked to altered brain development and poorer cognitive outcomes.
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Chronic pain is often caused by a hyper-vigilant nervous system which exaggerates the pain signal even after damaged tissue has healed. Similar processes are at play in persistent fatigue.
Undertreated pain can result in unnecessary suffering and a greater likelihood of long-term chronic pain.
Our research revealed around 40% of women with endometriosis have neuropathic pain – a type of pain that doesn’t respond to traditional pain treatments.
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Associate Professor in General Practice, University of Otago
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Clinical Senior Lecturer in Surgical Science, University of Otago
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Professor of Social Psychology, University of Greenwich
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Associate Professor, Pain in Women Group, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Pain in Women Group, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor of Clinical Research, University of Greenwich
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Senior lecturer, Auckland University of Technology