Common Pain Syndromes in Older Adults

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Common Pain Syndromes in Older Adults

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Paul J. Christo, MD provides an overview of the prevalence of pain in older adults while discussing physiological age-associated changes in pain processing.

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Tags: Pain, Disease and Condition, Healthy Aging

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