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    • Racial disparities in pain treatment are well-documented, attributed to provider, healthcare system, and patient factors.
    • Racial differences in pain experiences are also noted but less understood, often linked to genetics or psychology.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose that disparities in pain treatment contribute to racial differences in pain experiences.
    • To highlight the role of cognitive and affective aspects of pain in mediating treatment disparities.

    Main Methods:

    • Conceptual analysis linking pain treatment disparities to pain experience differences.
    • Examination of the impact of cognitive and affective pain components.

    Main Results:

    • Disparities in treating racialized patients likely cause significant, population-level racial differences in pain experience.
    • The omission of treatment disparities in research represents 'white ignorance'.

    Conclusions:

    • Racial differences in pain treatment are a probable cause of racial differences in pain experience.
    • Acknowledging this link has implications for research and clinical practice in pain management.