Why are we still failing patients with long-term musculoskeletal pain?

This critical review proposes an integrative medicine model for chronic musculoskeletal pain, arguing that fixing single pathologies is insufficient and requires a shift to restoring whole-person homeostasis. The model simplifies the body’s equilibrium into five crucial, interrelated pathways that must all be addressed for true healing. By strategically integrating therapies like Ayurveda and biomedicine, practitioners can target these pathways to manage chronic inflammation, restore balance, and offer a vital, standardized template for other chronic diseases