A new plan to address chronic pain has garnered overwhelming support from patient advocates. The National Pain Strategy – developed by six federal agencies and 80 experts from across the medical, advocacy and scientific communities – is “the federal government’s first coordinated…roadmap to…effective, safe, high-quality, evidence-based pain care.”
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A grandmother in need of a hip replacement, an all-American high school swimmer with a bad shoulder and a 40-year-old construction worker with nerve pain in his elbow.
Veterans are tough. We’re trained to push through, suck it up and fight back. But living in pain doesn’t have to be a fact of life as we age.
Nearly six in 10 adults are living in pain, according to new data. But balanced pain management could be the key to helping many of them find relief.