Ask Dr. Hallberg: The basics of chronic pain
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Dr. Jon Hallberg is assistant professor in family medicine at the University of Minnesota, and medical director at Mill City Clinic. He is a regular medical analyst on MPR's All Things Considered.
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Abnormalities in the brain predispose people to suffer from chronic pain, according to a new study from the Northwestern University Medical School.
Dr. Jon Hallberg joined Tom Crann to discuss the basics of pain — the cause, purpose and treatments for it — and what can be learned from this new study.
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