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This chapter was made possible with the support of an Advancing Healthier Wisconsin 5520298 grant. In chronic overlapping pain conditions ( COPCs ), several painful symptoms affecting different body systems coexist without clear underlying pathophysiology. Other terms for COPCs include…

Chronic Pain Chronic pain is often defined as recurrent or persistent pain lasting ≥3 months. The child may have a definable medical condition but often does not have a specific disease diagnosis or identifiable etiology for the pain other than…