Do you suffer from chronic pain that never seems to disappear? Have you begun to feel that you must endure this chronic pain eternally? Take comfort – you don’t have to experience the rest of your life in anguish! We can help you control your pain and set you towards recovery. We offer pain relief intervention and pain education supplied by expert pain doctors
Pain’s Impact
Research teaches us that pain is the most extensive reason Americans seek medical treatment. Doctors treat a greater number of patients for back pain than any other type, with an estimated 26 million Americans between the ages of 20-64 braving out frequent back pain. Other prevailing painful maladies include: arthritis, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, knee, migraine headaches, hip or neck pain, lower facial and jaw pain.
The drag on the United States of chronic pain is enormous, including healthcare expenditures, lower income and reduced productivity. The total annual cost is estimated to be $100 billion. This number is so startling that it tends to overshadow the individual stories that accompany the country’s fiscal burden. The personal effects can often be unbearable.
It is difficult to exaggerate the variety of effects that any chronic pain causes, including depression, irritability, emotions of separation and loss of hope. Relationships with family, associates and loved ones experience strain. Perhaps the saddest effect of chronic pain is the sympathy gap. Since an individual can be in severe pain without any apparent marks or injury, family members and others close to the patient may not fully interpret what is happening. While the resources apportioned to chronic pain are high, state-of-the-art facilities exist to provide hope to thousands of patients.