John Joseph Bonica (February 16, 1917 – August 15, 1994) was a Sicilian American anesthesiologist and professional wrestler known as the founding father of the discipline of [[pain]] medicine. 
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Raja SN, Ringkamp M, Guan Y, Campbell JN. [[John J. Bonica]] Award Lecture: Peripheral neuronal hyperexcitability: the "low-hanging" target for safe therapeutic strategies in neuropathic pain. Pain. 2020 Sep;161 Suppl 1:S14-S26. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001838. PMID: 33090736.s of single motor unit discharges with a high intraburst frequency.