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Chronic Non-Malignant Pain (CNMP)

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What is Chronic Pain?
While acute pain is a normal sensation triggered in the nervous system to alert you to possible injury and the need to take care of yourself, chronic pain is different. Chronic pain persists. Pain signals keep firing in the nervous system for weeks, months, even years.

(source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS))


What is Chronic Non-Malignant Pain?
CNMP is defined as a complaint of pain lasting more than three to six months when the pain is not related to a malignancy. It can be the result of an acute injury, but the pain persists beyond the anticipated period of healing. CNMP may account for up to 40% of primary care office visits according to some surveys.

How Will PRIME-Net Study CNMP?
For the practicing clinician, pain syndromes are a common and often frustrating problem. For the patient with a pain syndrome seeking treatment, inadequate pain control and a sense of demoralization are concerns. Little research is available on chronic nonmalignant pain in primary care.