Chronic Pain Treatment

Your primary health care provider might describe the pain as a burning sensation or discomfort that originates in the nervous system as a result of a pain trigger such as tissue injury. It is the body’s way of letting you know that something is wrong. Without pain, it would be hard to know when you are hurt or when you have a serious medical problem that needs to be addressed. Normally, pain comes and goes away as soon as the body has healed. In some cases, the pain might go on for months even after the injury or medical condition causing it has been addressed. This type of pain is known as chronic pain. Sometimes, chronic pain might appear without any apparent cause. In 2018, the American Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that approximately 20.4% of the country’s adult population suffers from chronic pain every year. This translates to millions of people nationwide. According to research, chronic pain is very destructive to the body and can trigger the release of hormones that are capable of undermining kidney function and disrupting the immune system. Unless it’s treated, chronic pain rarely heals on its own.