New Delhi: People from lower socio-economic backgrounds are twice as likely to develop chronic pain after a physical injury, a new research has revealed.
It also found that people with a combination of factors including poor support networks and low education levels or income, including smoking, may be seven times more likely to develop long-term pain after an injury.
Chronic pain is that which lasts for more than three months after the initial physical injury, whereas pain experienced in the first three months is what I describe as 'acute'.
People with chronic pain often experience poor quality of life and are more likely to develop diseases including heart disease and diabetes.
The researchers said that current approaches to managing chronic pain focus on physical rehabilitation of the site of pain or injury, while the body takes more than three months to heal, suggesting that chronic pain may be more complex. Is."The purpose of acute pain is to change behavior to protect the body from harm," said Dunn of Michael University, "but chronic pain persists due to desensitized nervous systems that continue to respond to pain even after the (initial) healing process is complete." Continues." "The experience continues." of Birmingham, UK and lead author of th study published in the journal PLOS One.
Researchers found that treatment is influenced by many psychological and social factors. Therefore, treatment focusing only on the injured part of the body is often ineffective, he said.The team found that the factors influencing the development of chronic pain were specifically related to pain experiences rather than any type of injury. For this reason, approaches to treating people with musculoskeletal injuries should be more person-centred, focusing on the broader biological. Simply put, current health care approaches don't address all the reasons "that prevent people from getting better," Dunn said.
Other factors researchers have identified that make a person more likely to develop chronic pain include low levels of job satisfaction, stress, and depression.
It also found that people with a combination of factors including poor support networks and low education levels or income, including smoking, may be seven times more likely to develop long-term pain after an injury.
Chronic pain is that which lasts for more than three months after the initial physical injury, whereas pain experienced in the first three months is what I describe as 'acute'.
People with chronic pain often experience poor quality of life and are more likely to develop diseases including heart disease and diabetes.
The researchers said that current approaches to managing chronic pain focus on physical rehabilitation of the site of pain or injury, while the body takes more than three months to heal, suggesting that chronic pain may be more complex. Is."The purpose of acute pain is to change behavior to protect the body from harm," said Dunn of Michael University, "but chronic pain persists due to desensitized nervous systems that continue to respond to pain even after the (initial) healing process is complete." Continues." "The experience continues." of Birmingham, UK and lead author of th study published in the journal PLOS One.
Researchers found that treatment is influenced by many psychological and social factors. Therefore, treatment focusing only on the injured part of the body is often ineffective, he said.The team found that the factors influencing the development of chronic pain were specifically related to pain experiences rather than any type of injury. For this reason, approaches to treating people with musculoskeletal injuries should be more person-centred, focusing on the broader biological. Simply put, current health care approaches don't address all the reasons "that prevent people from getting better," Dunn said.
Other factors researchers have identified that make a person more likely to develop chronic pain include low levels of job satisfaction, stress, and depression.
