- Is pain impacting your life or the life of someone you love? If so, you are not alone. Approximately 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain.
- But you do not need to continue to suffer. The Lawrence County Memorial Hospital Pain Management is here to help you get back to your life.
- Their highly skilled pain specialists will create an individualized care plan to help you regain function for your daily life activities.
- A few key characteristics of chronic pain are:
- It is ongoing or recurrent.
- It lasts beyond the usual course of an acute illness or injury or more than 3 to 6 months.
- It often negatively impacts an individual’s well-being.
- Chronic pain varies in intensity and frequency. Some experience chronic pain constantly while others only feel it in episodes.
- In addition to physical effects, chronic pain can have psychological effects, such as fatigue, mood changes, stress, anxiety, depression, irritability, or restless nights of sleep.
- According to the CDC, approximately 19.6 million Americans suffer from chronic pain that has limited their daily activities on most days or every day during the past 6 months. If pain is limiting your ability to perform daily tasks, it is time to get help.
- Click here to learn more about Pain Management Services offered at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital.
