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.