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Chronic pain is a phenomenon in which the biological sensations of pain interact synergistically with an individual's cultural world. Considerable anthropological work has been done on the senses and on the anthropology of chronic pain. Less attention has been given to the sensations of chronic pain, how they can escalate to suffering, and how they may be managed in daily life to enable well‐being...