Chronic Pain: The Causes and Concerns
Posted November 15, 2007 at 01:00 PM by Denise Musumeci
Section: Her Health, Injury & Rehab, Her News
Often, injuries carry an aggravating side effect: pain. More and more frequently, pain is not just a temporary result that will go away, but becomes a permanent factor that affects people’s lives. Jane E. Brody of the New York Times reports that chronic pain often changes a person for the worst and can lead to anxiety, fear, anger, and depression.
It is usually hard to tell if someone suffers from chronic pain in their backs, hands, or legs just by looking at them, especially if they are fairly young. They look as if they are in peak physical condition. On the inside, however, they are silently suffering. To top it off, pain is subjective: there is no objective way to measure the intensity of pain. Doctors must take a patient’s word for it.
Today, Brody reports, nearly ten percent of Americans suffer from chronic pain and it becomes more prevalent with age. Rarely, a doctor can completely relieve a patient from chronic pain, even with the best treatments and are often too reluctant to treat them with opiates, a narcotic used as a painkiller for both chronic and acute pain. Because of this, many continue to suffer from chronic pain symptoms.
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Tags: arthritis, chronic pain, chronic pelvic pain, depression, headaches, injuries, low back pain, neurology, neuropathic pain, nociceptive pain, pain management, psychological effects, women's health, women's pain
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