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Pain Management.(Letter to the Editor)
Our May 19 cover story on pain led readers to share tales of chronic pain, acupuncture and insurance with us. A doctor said he "enjoyed reading about new advances in pain management." Another reader pointed out, "Pain and depression are connected." The rest simply praised specific therapies.
Feeling Their Pain
A week before reading your cover article, "Taking a New Look at Pain" (May 19), I underwent major surgery. To my great fortune, my anesthesiologist is also a licensed acupuncturist. Just before my surgery he showed me the four needles he would apply during the operation to pain points near my thumbs and wrists. This was my first experience with ...
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