Who Suffers from Pain?

  • NEARLY EVERYONE!
  • 25% of America and nearly 70% of Those over 65 Years old!

Interesting Pain Statistics:

According to the American Academy of Pain Management: 

  • 50 million Americans live with chronic pain
  • Another 25 million Americans suffer acute pain due to surgery or accident.
  • 67% of have been living with this pain for more than five years.
  • 36 million Americans miss work annually due to pain
  • 70 million office visits to physicians were motivated by pain complaints.
  • 80% of nursing home residents are suffering from undertreated pain
  • 40% of pain moderate to severe pain suffers can not find adequate relief

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