Saturday
Mar122011
Understanding Chronic Pain in Time Magazine
Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 10:48PM
Very interesting and timely issue on March 7, 2011 in Time Magazine.
There are series of interesting articles linked below:
Highlights from our point of view:
- 76 million Americans suffer with chronic pain each year
- 10% of people who have surgery will suffer from generalized pain for there lifetime.
- 20% of cancer patients will suffer from pain for more than 2 years after surgery or chemotherapy.
- 80% of people suffering from pain never seek treatment
- Alternative treatments like acupuncture, massage therapy, biofeedback, and natural therapies are gaining more and more acceptance as valuable complements to a more traditional allopathic pain management program.