INTRODUCTION TO PAIN: PREVALENCE AND IMPACT

Course overview

This basic-level course provides healthcare professionals with an overview of the nature and scope of chronic pain, including basic physiological principles that underlie pain. The course discusses the distinction between acute and chronic pain, the factors that contribute to pain becoming chronic, and the prevalence and impact of chronic pain on physical functioning, health, and quality of life. Course Objectives ¿ Explain the basic elements of pain and pain perception. ¿ Describe pain prevalence and impact.