- One in four Americans suffers from chronic pain.
- Common forms of chronic pain are back pain, headaches, arthritis, joint and muscular pain and pain from injury.
- Anxiety, stress, depression, anger and fatigue interact in complex ways with chronic pain and decrease the body’s production of natural pain killers.
- Negative feelings may increase the level of substances that amplify the sensations of pain.
- Symptoms of chronic pain may include (but are not limited to) weakness, numbness, tingling, sleeping difficulties, lack of energy and depression.