I found the following sentence

> たとえばさえりさんの頭が10ヶ月ずっと痛かった **としたら** 、それが通常になると思いますか？

From this article: <http://liginc.co.jp/241030>

Why does he opt to use ずっと痛かったとしたら rather than simply ずっと痛かったら ?

What is the nuance being communicated in cases like these?
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～としたら What is the purpose in this context?
The difference is fairly subtle, but it is there.

The nuance is that using 「としたら」 helps the speaker emphasize the fact that it
is a **_hypothetical_** discussion that he is engaged in at the moment.

I must add, though, that the difference that 「としたら」 creates is **not** all
that substantial because 「ずっと[痛]{いた}かったら」 is already hypothetical without
using 「としたら」.

I think that the difference is like one between:

> "If the pain were to continue" and "If the pain continued".

The former would have the feeling of 「～～としたら」.
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