Learn About Your Pain is a comprehensive website and educational tool for people with pain, caregivers and the general public who want to learn more about specific diseases and disorders that are associated with chronic pain. There is currently no one body of work that lists all pain conditions. The goal is to catalogue the hundreds of documented pain disorders and provide complete and timely information on each with one click, thus empowering people to be active participants in their care, offer appropriate help as caregivers and understand in detail pain and its effects on the individual. Ultimately, Learn About Your Pain seeks to help people with pain improve quality of life.
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LEARN ABOUT YOUR PAIN
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DID YOU KNOW
Read more- There are over 100 million Americans living with chronic pain (1 out of 3 people in the US).
- Chronic pain is associated with over 100 general categories of medical conditions: there are over 100 forms of arthritis alone.
- Chronic pain is sometimes the disease itself.
- Unrelieved chronic pain costs society $560-$635 billion each year.
- The cost of chronic pain includes not only health care cost, but days missed from work, hours of work lost and lower wages.
- Persistent pain affects more people in the US than heart disease, diabetes and cancer combined.
- Chronic pain may continue even with good treatment.
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HOW TO USE LEARN ABOUT YOUR PAIN
Read MoreClick on a pain disorder to find:
- Definition and description of the disorder
- What people are saying
- Symptoms
- Possible co-morbidities
- Treatment options
- Complementary therapies
- Best nutrition
- Best exercise regime
- Local support groups
- Links to other organizations and websites
