Dept of Physiology, AMCMET Medical college LG Hospital, Maninagar, Ahmedabad, 380008 email:jvbhattin@yahoo.com
Pain is a blessing to man kind. By giving signal of pathology in body, it has a protective and survival value. On the other hand pain is major cause of suffering to man kind. Significant number of people of all age group suffer from chronic pain including cancer pain. To day large number of measures single or in combination tried to reduce the quantity of pain but not entirely. The ultimate pain is in mind and brain. We have just begin to learn the anatomy and physiology of pain. Once more secrets of pain mechanisms are revealed we hope for complete relief chronic pain in man kind. Till today use of all available tools against pain. cognitive behavior therapy and learning to live with residual pain is answer to all chronic pain.