Alan Kaye Importance of accurate pain diagnosis

Alan Kaye Most people who suffer from chronic pain at some point in their lives find that they cannot get a proper diagnosis.

Pain is a very difficult symptom to treat because the same pain has many different causes, it is invisible, and it manifests itself differently in different people.

Therefore, making an accurate diagnosis is one of the most important, if not the most important steps in finding the appropriate treatment for the pain you are experiencing.

Alan Kaye Shreveport People with chronic pain may struggle to survive without a definitive diagnosis of the underlying cause of the pain, but it is important to continue exploring possible diagnoses.

Some individuals are eventually diagnosed with chronic pain syndrome (CPS) when no other cause can be identified.