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Chronic pain facts & stats

Updated: Jul 18


Chronic pain facts
Chronic pain facts

Pain Management Facts:

According to the National Center for Health Statistics (2006), approximately 76.2 million, one in every four Americans, have suffered from pain that lasts longer than 24 hours and millions more suffer from acute pain. Chronic pain is the most common cause of long-term disability. Mar 29, 2013

NIH Fact Sheets - Pain Management

https://report.nih.gov/nihfactsheets/ViewFactSheet.aspx?csid=57

 

Condition Number of Sufferers:


  • Chronic Pain100 million Americans

  • Diabetes25.8 million Americans (diagnosed and estimated un-diagnosed)

  • Coronary Heart Disease (heart attack and chest pain) Stroke16.3 million Americans 7.0 million Americans

  • Cancer 11.9 million Americans


American Academy of Pain Medicine - Get the Facts on Pain

www.painmed.org/patientcenter/facts_on_pain.aspx

 

Studies Show We All Will Experience Back Pain At Some Time in Our Lives:

More than 80 percent of Americans will experience an episode of low back pain at some time in their lives and that total costs of the condition are estimated at greater than $100 billion annually, with two-thirds of that due to decreased wages and productivity. Feb 9, 2009

Chronic low back pain on the rise

www.med.unc.edu/.../chronic-low-back-pain-on-the-rise-unc-study-finds-alarming-incre...

 

What Is Chronic Pain?

Chronic pain is often defined as any pain lasting more than 12 weeks. Whereas acute pain is a normal sensation that alerts us to possible injury, chronic pain is very different. Chronic pain persists—often for months or even longer.

Chronic Pain: Symptoms, Diagnosis, & Treatment

https://medlineplus.gov/magazine/issues/spring11/articles/spring11pg5-6.html

 

What are the causes of chronic pain?

Disease can also be the underlying cause of chronic pain. Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia are well-known culprits, but persistent pain may also be due to such ailments as cancer, multiple sclerosis, stomach ulcers, AIDS, and gallbladder disease. Mar 20, 2016

What Causes Chronic Pain? - WebMD

www.webmd.com/pain-management/guide/cause-chronic-pain

 

Back pain statistics

Back injuries account for one in five workplace injuries or illnesses. The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that more than one million workers, or one in five, suffer from back injuries each year. Apr 13, 2017

30 Of The Most Surprising (And Alarming) Back Pain Statistics

www.thegoodbody.com/back-pain-statistics/

 

How many of us will suffer from pain?

According to data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), 11.2 percent of American adults (25.3 million people) have experienced some form of pain every day for the past three months. The study also found that even more people — 17.6 percent of American adults — suffer from "severe levels" of pain. Aug 11, 2015

The Stress Of Severe Pain: 11% Of Americans Suffer From Chronic ...

www.medicaldaily.com/stress-severe-pain-11-americans-suffer-chronic-pain-nih-states-3...

 

How long does it take to recover from a low back injury?

However, up to 70-80% of patients will have an episode again within a year. So in the short term, pain can subside, but in the long term low back pain can return - potentially leading to chronic back pain. Most lower back pain gradually gets better over about six weeks but some people still have pain after a year.

How long does lower back pain usually last? - Back Pain

https://www.sharecare.com/health/back-pain/length-of-lower-back-pain

 

Is there a cure for chronic pain?

Myth: To Cure Chronic Pain, Just Treat the Underlying Cause. Treating chronic pain is just not that simple.Yes, sometimes treating the cause does resolve the pain: if you have a tack in your foot, you remove the tack. ... That often means seeing a pain expert as well as other doctors.Oct 18, 2013

Myths About Treating Chronic Pain - WebMD

www.webmd.com/pain-management/features/myths-facts

 

How many people have back pain?

At one time or another, back pain affects an estimated 80 percent of Americans. The degree of pain and duration vary greatly. It could come from the lower, middle or upper back. Common back pain causes include nerve and muscular problems, degenerative disc disease and arthritis.

How many people suffer from back pain? - Back Pain

https://www.sharecare.com/health/back-pain/how-common-is-back-pain

 

Who define pain?

The International Association for the Study of Pain's widely used definition states: "Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage." In medical diagnosis, pain is regarded as a symptom of an underlying condition.

Pain - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain

 

How do I make my lower back pain go away?

Then interlace your hands underneath your hips and press your shoulders and upper arms into the floor, lifting your hips higher. Hold for 10 seconds. Lower yourself slowly back down, rolling down from the top of your spine to your tailbone. Repeat three times. Jan 3, 2015

Five Exercises to Help Your Back Pain Go Away for Good – A ...

https://www.ahealthiermichigan.org/.../five-exercises-to-help-your-back-pain-go-away-f...

 

Is it OK to walk with lower back pain?

Walking strengthens your bones and muscles, including those in your feet, legs, hips and torso along with the back muscles that hold you upright. Stretching and then walking will improve your back's flexibility, range of motion and posture, which can help prevent future back pain or reduce its severity. Sep 22, 2015

Is Walking a Good Exercise for Lower Back Pain?

www.livestrong.com/article/475357-is-walking-a-good-exercise-for-lower-back-pain/

 

How long does it take for pain to be chronic?

Others apply acute to pain that lasts less than 30 days, chronic to pain of more than six months duration, and subacute to pain that lasts from one to six months.

Chronic pain - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_pain

 

How do you treat pain?

Types of chronic pain medication used include:

  1. NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), including ibuprofen, naproxen, and aspirin.

  2. Acetaminophen (Tylenol)

  3. Antidepressants, which can improve sleep and alleviate pain.

  4. Anti-seizure medications, which can be effective in treating pain related to nerve damage or injury.

Pain Management: Know Your Treatment Options

https://www.everydayhealth.com/pain-management/pain-treatment.aspx

 

What does a pain medicine doctor do?

A pain management specialist is a physician with special training in evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of all different types of pain. Pain is actually a wide spectrum of disorders including acute pain and chronic pain.

The specialty of chronic pain management

https://www.asra.com/page/44/the-specialty-of-chronic-pain-management

 

What is the name of a pain management doctor?

A pain doctor, (pain specialist or pain management specialist), is a medical doctor (M.D.) or fully licensed doctor of osteopathy (D.O.) who specializes in pain medicine. Pain medicine focuses on the diagnoses, treatment, and prevention of pain. Find New York pain Doctors.

What Is a Pain Doctor?

 

What is pain management?

Pain Management is a medical approach that draws on disciplines in science and alternative healing to study the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of pain. ... Pain management programs can employ massage therapy, analgesic medications, physical therapy, and epidural steroid injections, among others to treat back pain.

Pain Management/Pain Medicine

https://www.spine-health.com/glossary/pain-managementpain-medicine

 

What is an interventional pain management doctor?

Interventional pain management or interventional pain medicine is a medical subspecialty which treats pain with invasive interventions such as facet joint injections, nerve blocks (interrupting the flow of pain signals along specific nervous system pathways), neuroaugmentation (including spinal cord stimulation and ...

Interventional pain management

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interventional_pain_management

 

What is a pain clinic and what do they do?

These treatments include medications, physical therapy, and nerve blocks. In addition, massage therapy is often an effective treatment for pain relief, swelling and stress. ... A pain clinic is a health care facility that focuses on the diagnosis and management of chronic pain.

Pain Clinics - What Are They & What Do They Do?

www.rsdhope.org/pain-clinics---what-are-they--what-do-they-do.html

 

What is Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine?

Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), also known as physiatry /fᵻˈzaɪ.ətri/ or rehabilitation medicine, or physical and rehabilitation medicine (PRM) outside of the United States, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or ...

Physical medicine and rehabilitation - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_medicine_and_rehabilitation

 

A physiatrist is a medical doctor or doctor who specializes in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (also called PM&R physicians). Physiatrists diagnose and treat both acute pain and chronic pain and specialize in a wide variety of nonsurgical treatments for the musculoskeletal system.

 

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians, also known as physiatrists, treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons. ... You're recovering from the effects of a stroke or other problems related to nerve damage.

Why Visit a PM&R Physician

www.aapmr.org/about-physiatry/...rehabilitation/why-visit-a-rehabilitation-physician

 

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