Chronic pain: How and why does it develop?

慢性疼痛：如何以及为何发生？

• 批准号: nhmrc : 1130280
• 负责人: A/Pr Luke Henderson
• 金额: $ 70.83万
• 依托单位: Australian National University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Project Grants
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://researchdata.edu.au/chronic-pain-does-develop/948553
• 关键词: Chronic; pain; How; why; does

Pain has a detrimental impact on ones quality of life and a significant financial impact on the community. It has recently been revealed that chronic pain is associated with altered brain anatomy and function. Using human brain imaging, we aim to determine the underlying reason for these changes by following individuals during the development of pain. Defining the mechanism underlying pain will aid in the development of better treatment regimens.

疼痛对一个人的生活质量有不利的影响，对社会的经济影响也很大。最近有研究表明，慢性疼痛与大脑解剖和功能改变有关。利用人脑成像，我们的目标是通过跟踪个人在疼痛发展过程中的变化来确定这些变化的潜在原因。明确疼痛的机制将有助于开发更好的治疗方案。