01/07/2026
New research from McGill University suggests that pain is shaped as much by emotions, stress, and social circumstances as it is by biology. As pain researcher Dr. Étienne Vachon-Presseau explains, chronic pain is a deeply personal experience, often hard to measure, and it’s more than a simple symptom of injury or disease.
Considering chronic pain affects 1 in 5 adults in Canada at some point in their lifetime, this research changes how we think about care.
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