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Symposium Issue MANAGEMENT OF PAIN

An Operant Conditioning Method for Managing Chronic Pain

Wilbert E. FordyceUniversity of Washington Medical CenterSeattle
, Ph.D.
Pages 123-128 | Published online: 06 Jul 2016
 
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Abstract

Pain behavior may be disproportionate to the pathologic stimulus or persist after the stimulus disappears. New technics based on principles of operant conditioning are being used in such cases, with encouraging results.

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