Daily Junction.mobi portal<p><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246878122600189X">Predictive theories still need further testing</a>, particularly to establish whether they improve care. Their hopeful suggestion is that pain might be better understood through the relationship between the body, experience, action and circumstances, without ever doubting that the suffering of people with persistent pain is real.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. Please DO NOT REMOVE. --><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/294716/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" /><!-- End of code. If you don't see any code above, please get new code from the Advanced tab after you click the republish button. The page counter does not collect any personal data. More info: https://theconversation.com/republishing-guidelines --></p>
<p><span><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/dave-newell-2772517">Dave Newell</a>, Professor of Integrated Musculoskeletal Care and Head of the Centre of Pain and Active Inference Research, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/health-sciences-university-6534">Health Sciences University</a></em>; <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/michael-thacker-1268029">Michael Thacker</a>, Professor of Pain and Rehabilitation, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/rcsi-university-of-medicine-and-health-sciences-788">RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences</a></em>, and <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/solomon-segal-2774006">Solomon Segal</a>, Doctor of Medicine; Senior Lecturer of Anatomy, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/health-sciences-university-6534">Health Sciences University</a></em></span></p>
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