Calling the under-treatment of pain in America a “human, healthcare, and economic crisis,” the American Pain Foundation wants to raise public awareness about pain relief.
More than 75 million Americans suffer from acute or chronic pain every year. Acute pain can be caused by surgery, injury or infection and usually goes away when the underlying problem is treated. Chronic pain may also result from an injury, as well as a long-term disease or condition that is more difficult for health care professionals to either diagnose or treat. More than two out of five pain sufferers experience such severe pain that they are unable to work, and almost two-thirds are unable to perform the basic activities of daily living. In fact, chronic pain costs Americans over $100 billion a year in medical expenses, lost wages and lost productivity.
Beyond dollars and cents, pain can take a heavy toll on those who suffer and their family and friends. Left untreated, chronic pain has the potential to rob a person’s quality of life-affecting their physical, psychological, social and spiritual sense of well-being. Pain can be a sign of illness and provide a useful tool...
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