In the following columns I will focus on pain in other (special) groups, such as older individuals, pain in children and grand children as well as pain as expressed in different cultures, in the developed versus developing world.

Editor’s Note: The information provided in this article comes from Dr. Mailis Gagnon’s book “BEYOND PAIN” with David Israelson, (Viking books 2003 and 2006) it was released by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) in 2007, when IASP celebrated the Global Year against Pain in Women: Real women, real pain.