Military pain centres honoured by American Pain Society

Friday, May 8, 2009 - 00:42 in Health & Medicine

Pain management methods used by US Army doctors on battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan have helped wounded soldiers cope with injuries among the most painful known to medicine. Today, the American Pain Society honoured the acute and chronic pain management teams at Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre and the National Naval Medical Centre with a special commendation for excellence in pain management for their superior achievements in pain interventions for wounded soldiers...

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