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1917–1994 Italy
John Joseph Bonica (February 16, 1917 - August 15, 1994) was a Sicilian American anesthesiologist and professional wrestler known as the founding father of the study of pain management.
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The proper management of pain remains, after all, the most important obligation, the main objective, and the crowning achievement of every physician.
The Management of Pain (1954)
Pain—one of the most pressing issues of out time.
What the hell kind of conclusion can you come to there? The most important thing, from the patient's perspective, they don't talk about.
No medical school has a pain curriculum...
If I wasn't as busy as I am... I would be a completely disabled guy.
Nearly one-third of the population has persistent or recurrent chronic pain—and of those, one-half to two-thirds are either partially or totally disabled for periods of days, weeks, or months, and sometimes permanently.
I have declared war on pain.
The Management of Pain (1954)
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