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[Chronic pain: an insubordinate object]
Mônica Angelim Gomes de Lima1, Leny Trad
1Faculdade de Medicina/Universidade Federal da Bahia, Av. Reitor Miguel Calmon, s.n., 40110-100 Salvador, BA, Brasil. angelim@ufba.br
Historia, Ciencias, Saude--Manguinhos
|February 27, 2009
Summary
This study explores the complexities of chronic pain, revealing gaps in biomedical knowledge and clinical practice. It proposes new healthcare possibilities by repositioning agents and understanding diverse pain meanings.
Area of Science:
- Biomedicine
- Medical Sociology
- Philosophy of Medicine
Context:
- Chronic pain presents a complex challenge to traditional biomedical models.
- Existing knowledge production and clinical practices reveal significant gaps in addressing chronic pain.
- The article examines the impact of chronic pain on core biomedical principles.
Purpose:
- To conduct an epistemological reading of chronic pain as a medical object.
- To highlight changes and constancies within biomedicine concerning chronic pain.
- To propose a theoretical and methodological framework for understanding the meaning of pain.
Summary:
- The article analyzes the shortcomings in biomedical knowledge and clinical practice exposed by the complexity of chronic pain.
- It explores novel healthcare approaches through the repositioning of agents and their interactions.
- An epistemological perspective is used to examine the construction of chronic pain within biomedicine.
Impact:
- Offers new perspectives on healthcare delivery for chronic pain conditions.
- Provides a framework for understanding the multifaceted meanings of pain among patients and providers.
- Encourages a re-evaluation of biomedical approaches to chronic pain management.
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