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That sounds unbelievable. This Washington Post article pegs it at 11%: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/08/11/nih-more-than-1-in-10-a
by blawson 9y ago
That sounds unbelievable. This Washington Post article pegs it at 11%:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/08/11/nih-more-than-1-in-10-american-adults-experience-chronic-pain/?utm_term=.9cb414670553 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/0...
- Alex3917 9y agoThe article you just linked to literally says it's over 50%. The 11% statistic is the percentage of Americans who are currently in pain. Whereas chronic pain is basically pain that's intermittent. C.f. the IOM report on pain in America: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/13172/relieving-pain-in-america-a-blueprint-for-transforming-prevention-care https://www.nap.edu/catalog/13172/relieving-pain-in-america-...