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Chronic Pain Conditions Among Women in the Military Health System

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PainRelief.com Interview with:
Andrew J. Schoenfeld, MD
Professor, Harvard Medical School
Orthopaedic Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital 

PainRelief.com: What is the background for this study?

Response: The impetus for this research stems from my time as the Director of the Medical Evaluation Board at Fort Bliss Texas during my time on active duty with the Army between 2009-13 and my time in Ann Arbor VA between 2013-15.  We wanted to understand the impact that repeated exposure to the high intensity deployment to combat theaters during 2006-2013  had on women active duty servicemembers and women civilian dependents of active duty servicemembers who were deploying

PainRelief.com: What are the main findings?

Response: Significant increases in the diagnosis of Chronic Pain conditions among women active duty service members as well as women civilian dependents who were affiliated with the military between 2006-13.

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Racial Differences in Chronic Pain Among Football Players

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PainRelief.com Interview with:
Robert R Edwards, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia
Pain Management Center
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

PainRelief.com: What is the background for this study?

Response: Chronic pain affects over 100 million American adults, and is a leading cause of reduced quality of life. However, in the US, the of burden of pain falls most heavily on members of racial and ethnic minority groups who frequently report more pervasive and severe pain compared with those in the majority.

In this study we evaluated race differences in pain among nearly 4,000 former professional American-style football players who self-identified as either Black or white.

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