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Rachel Zoffness

Pain psychologist and author Rachel Zoffness talks about chronic pain and how it affects individuals and society. She addresses the annual 635 billion dollars cost of pain, whether that’s through lost work, productivity, disability or healthcare expenses. She also discusses how pain is not only directly correlated to physicality but influenced by emotions, behaviors, social factors and more.

Rachel Zoffness

25m 51s

Pain psychologist and author Rachel Zoffness talks about chronic pain and how it affects individuals and society. She addresses the annual 635 billion dollars cost of pain, whether that’s through lost work, productivity, disability or healthcare expenses. She also discusses how pain is not only directly correlated to physicality but influenced by emotions, behaviors, social factors and more.

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    Rachel Zoffness Promo Clip

    S6 E8 - 1m 4s

    Rachel Zoffness illustrates how treating pain is about treating the person as a whole, as pain involves cognitive, emotional, behavioral and environmental factors.

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