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100
MILLION AMERICANS
ARE AFFECTED BY PAIN.
THAT IS MORE THAN
DIABETES, HEART DISEASE,
AND CANCER COMBINED.1
51%
OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS
SAY THEY FEEL THEY HAD
LITTLE TO NO CONTROL
OVER THEIR CHRONIC PAIN
CONDITION.3
OVER
50
MILLION AMERICANS
JOIN
ARE PARTIALLY OR
TOTALLY DISABLED BY
CHRONIC PAIN.2
15%
IN SUPPORTING
OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS
SAY HEADACHE IS MOST
COMMON CAUSE OF PAIN,
SECOND ONLY TO LOWER
BACK PAIN.4
1
Institute of Medicine Report from the Committee on Advancing Pain Research, Care, and Education: Relieving Pain in America, A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education and Research.
The National Academies Press, 2011. 2Advanced Pain Management; http://www.apmhealth.com/education/pain-awareness-month/pam---facts---information/ 32006 Voices of Chronic Pain Survey.
4
(American Pain Foundation) National Centers for Health Statistics, Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans 2006, Special Feature: Pain.