Medicine is gaining ground against chronic pain, thanks to determined doctors—and patients. This program explores what causes pain and looks at treatments involving medication, physical therapy, and alternative methods. Presenting interviews with physicians who have dedicated their careers to fighting chronic pain—including UC San Diego doctors Mark Wallace and Armelia Sani—the program also features commentary from patients who cope with it every day: a man battling stomach cancer who uses relaxation techniques to ease abdominal pain…a woman with damaged vertebrae who has regained mobility through exercise…and an arthritis sufferer who can write without pain because of new drugs. (28 minutes)