A thorough and realistic understanding of the nature of chronic pain is crucial to devising effective treatments. Indeed, without better evidence, efforts to help patients may well end up creating more problems than they solve.
切实理解慢性疼痛的性质对于设计有效疗法来说至关重要。事实上，如果没有更好的证据，帮助病人的效果往往适得其反。