Yearsago,doctorsoftensaidthatpainwasanormalpartoflife.Inparticular,whenolderpatients____36____ofpain,theyweretolditwasanaturalpartofagingandtheywouldhavetolearnto,livewithit.
Timeshavechanged.Today,wetakepain____37____.Indeed,painisnowconsideredthefifthvital,asimportantasbloodpressure,temperature,breathingrateandpulsein____38____aperson'swell-being.Weknowthatchronic(慢性的)paincandisrupt(扰乱的)aperson'slife,causingproblemsthat____39____frommissedworktodepression.
That'swhyagrowingnumberofhospitalsnowdependuponphysicianswho____40____inpainmedicine.Notonlydoweevaluatethecauseofthepain,whichcanhelpustreatthepainbetter,butwealsohelpprovidecomprehensivetherapyfordepressionandotherpsychologicalandsocial____41____relatedtochronicpain.Suchcomprehensivetherapyoften____42____theworkofsocialworkers,psychiatrists(心理医生)andpsychologists,aswellasspecialistsinpainmedicine.
Thismodem____43____forpainmanagementhasledtoawealthofinnovativetreatmentswhicharemoreeffectiveandwithfewersideeffectsthaneverbefore.Decadesago,therewereonlya____44____numberofdrugsavailable,andmanyofthemcaused____45____sideeffectsinolderpeople,includingdizzinessandfatigue.Thiscreatedadouble-edgedsword:themedicationshelpedrelievethepainbutcausedotherproblemsthatcouldbeworsethanthepainitself.
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