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Persistent, acute, chronic pain. The healthcare system must face a considerable challenge in addressing pain, which affects a large portion of patients. The therapies and protocols applied very often lack effectiveness for the patient, and the health system tries to find a solution that can adequately treat the pain. At the moment, we cannot reverse and definitively treat this major problem. The debate within the health system and outside it is permanent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]