Chronic Pain

Chronic Pain Disorder Pain is a distressful feeling or sensation signaling possible acute injury. Perception of pain differs in different cultures and individuals. Pain may persist even after the painful causing stimulus is removed. For example memories of a painful experience in life may persevere to lingering pain. Prototype of such experience is female genital mutilation. Unexpected and unintended injury may elicit both physical and emotional pains. Emotional pain is hard to vanish since it can be precipitated every time a similar experience is encountered. The word pain originates from the Latin “poena” meaning a penalty or fine. “Why should an innocent girl be penalized with genital cutting that causes lingering pain through her adulthood? " Dr Mohamed Osman, Physician and Artist