Archived 100 million Americans have chronic pain. Very few use one of the best tools to treat it. (vox.com)
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Archived 100 million Americans have chronic pain. Very few use one of the best tools to treat it. (vox.com)
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'Research has shown that catastrophizing is associated with worse pain outcomes: more intense pain, and a greater likelihood to develop chronic pain. '
'Some people might be more susceptible to acute pain turning into chronic pain due in part to genetics. '
'Golson was lucky; few chronic pain patients ever get the chance to understand the psychological dimensions of their pain or try psychological therapies. '
'Yet opioids have proven to be not only largely ineffective for treating most chronic pain but also highly addictive and risky. '
'There are 100 million Americans who suffer from chronic pain, and an unknown number of them are like Golson, with back pain, neck pain, fibromyalgia symptoms, or other forms of pain that have no diagnosed physical cause. '
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