Keywords
Acute pain
Chronic pain
Pharmacological
Non-pharmacological
Submitted : 2023-05-27
Accepted : 2023-06-11
Published : 2023-06-26
Abstract
Acute musculoskeletal pain is common and often heals spontaneously. In contrast, chronic musculoskeletal pain is one of the leading causes of pain-related disability. The current recommendations for the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal pain are discussed in this paper.
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