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Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is defined as pain resulting from an injury or illness that continues longer than the usual recovery time.
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Chronic pain may be continuous ,or it may come and go regularly or sporadically.
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Chronic pain affects approximately sixty million North Americans.
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Chronic pain does not typically go away despite efforts to relieve it.
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An estimated fifty to seventy percent of people in chronic pain find that chronic pain interferes with sleep, leading to fatigue.
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Chronic pain can affect quality of life, relationships with friends and family and economic security - not only for the person in pain, but also for family members.
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Research has shown that using multiple coping strategies such as exercise, relaxation and positive thought patterns can be successful when combined with, physical therapy, prescribed medications, supplements and other treatments.
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