Three out of 10 people in the United States experience chronic pain. This refers to pain that lasts longer than three months, hampers daily activity, and may not be traceable to a specific injury.
Causes can range from illness and older injury to degenerative conditions like arthritis. Even stress can lead to chronic pain.
Pain is also very individual and can leave you feeling alone, isolated, and depressed. Isolation, intrusive or unhelpful thoughts, anxiety and fear, depressive disorders, not exercising enough or exercising too much, and many other factors can make the pain worse.
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