Majority of clinic visits in to a general physician are for
longstanding headache, backaches, joint pains, chest discomfort; pain anywhere
in the body. Pain is a neurological symptom, that has a medical cause and it
demands specific medical treatment. Many varieties of arthritis, degenerative
illnesses, migraine and muscle spasms; all are associated with longstanding
pain. However, any pain that lasts for more than 3 months certainly has some
psychological contributions to it. Such pain is medically well understood as
chronic pain.
