Borsook David
Cerebrum. 2012 May;2012:7. Epub 2012 Jun 27.
Chronic pain affects 1.5 billion people worldwide, an estimated 100 million of whom live in the United States. Yet we currently have no effective treatment options. Fortunately, writes David Borsook, director of the Pain and Imaging Neuroscience Group at Children's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts General Hospital, and McLean Hospital, research advances have determined some of the ways in which chronic pain changes the brain, and several promising research areas could lead to better treatment approaches. Dr. Borsook recommends steps to facilitate these new treatments, including the establishment of integrated clinical neuroscience centers bridging the gap between bench and bedside.
慢性疼痛影响着全球15亿人，其中估计有1亿人生活在美国。然而，我们目前没有有效的治疗方案。幸运的是，马萨诸塞州波士顿儿童医院、麻省总医院和麦克莱恩医院疼痛与影像神经科学小组主任大卫·博尔索克写道，研究进展已经确定了慢性疼痛改变大脑的一些方式，几个有前景的研究领域可能会带来更好的治疗方法。博尔索克博士建议采取措施推动这些新疗法的发展，包括建立综合临床神经科学中心，弥合实验室研究与临床应用之间的差距。
