John Bonica

"Pain—one of the most pressing issues of out time."

"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 som…"

"I have declared war on pain."

"The crucial role of psychological and environmental factors in causing pain in a significant number of patients only recently received attention. As a consequence, there has emerged a sketch plan of p…"

"The proper management of pain remains, after all, the most important obligation, the main objective, and the crowning achievement of every physician."

"No medical school has a pain curriculum..."

"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."

"If I wasn't as busy as I am... I would be a completely disabled guy."