Chronic pain affects millions and often resists medical treatment. German researchers are exploring how the brain’s pain matrix can be retrained, offering hope to those trapped in cycles of constant pain.
Author: Simon Barmann
Simon Barmann, born in 1998, is studying medicine in Freiburg. He gained his first journalistic experience at the Badische Zeitung. He is interested in health issues, but also the social perspectives on medicine.
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