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Ignoring persistent pain in any part of the body can lead to
serious problems, says Arvinder Singh, a US-based pain
management expert.

“Chronic pain does not have to be an ongoing cycle of
non-scientific band aid treatment. Unrelieved, undiagnosed pain
leads to 5-D syndrome,” said Singh, who is based in Albany in
New York.

“These syndromes are dysfunction, disuse, disability, drug
dependence and depression. These combined together can cause
havoc in one’s life,” Singh said in a lecture here.

Referring to the multi-disciplinary team concept (MDTC), he said MDTC was
quite effective in curtailing pain but it was seldom practiced.

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