When we consider opportunities to advance complementary and integrative health research, nowhere is the need clearer than when we examine the burden of chronic pain. About 40 percent of NCCIH’s research portfolio is dedicated to better understanding pain and exploring promising therapeutic approaches.
Pain itself provides a crystal-clear view into the concept of whole person health—where domains of human health that have long been treated as separate are understood based on their interrelationships. I discussed these connections among brain circuitry, behavior, muscle activity, tissue structure, and inflammatory processes in an article I recently published in the Journal of Pain.
Our upcoming NCCIH Workshop 2020: Exploring the Mechanisms Underlying Analgesic Properties of Minor Cannabinoids and Terpenes will offer a different, but equally vital, exploration of those interconnections in the area of pain.
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