About 52 million adults in the United States — more than 1 in 5 — were living with chronic pain in 2021, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
as pain affecting any part of the body and lasting for three months or more, sometimes for years.
Chronic pain may stem from an injury or infection or be related to an ongoing condition such as arthritis or cancer. It also can be caused by such psychological factors as stress, anxiety or depression; in these cases, it’s known as psychosomatic pain. The CDC report found that chronic pain, including the high-impact type, was more prevalent among women than men and among older adults, affecting about 30 percent of those 65 to 84. It also was more common among people with a disability and those with poor general health.Treatments for chronic pain vary greatly, but they usually start with trying to identify and treat the initial cause of the pain.
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